Wine on Ubuntu 17.04 64 bit

[Gabrielexy]

Greetings,

I prefix that I'm italian so I apoligize but my english won't be good..

I have a problem on my Ubuntu 17.04 64 bit, wine doesn't work: even if I've downloaded the "package" (I mean the version of Wine) on this website, and even if I've downloaded it from Ubuntu Software Center, it doesn't work. I also mean when I click on a .exe program (StarCraft 2 in my case), automatically it doesn't open as Wine but as something like "archive manager", and even if I click on "open with", there is no Wine program. (I've tried to launch the .exe program with "run software" but it didn't work).

Thanks,

Gabriele

[Bob Wya]

See WineHQ Users Guide: 3 Using Wine ...

If you want something more user friendly then there is always:

• codeweavers: CrossOver
• Play on Linux

These 3rd party wrappers aren't supported on this site however...

Bob

[Gabrielexy]

Thanks Bob for your reply.

I've used both Wine and PlayOnLinux, but I have some issues:
1) With Wine I can't run an application (.exe file) and an .exe file which are Battle.net-Setup.exe and StarCraft-II-Setup.exe, I mean I can run them but with the first (Battle.net) I can't make it run even after it's installed (after the installation of it, it appears on the Desktop and after double-clicked it it doesn't go to the login screen (the Battle.net screen before the main screen of Battle.net where I can download Starcraft 2)), and this I can't run even with the command "wine Applicazione Blizzard" (note: "Applicazione Blizzard" is the "result" of the installation through the command "wine Battle.net-Setup.exe).
Instead with the second file .exe (StarCraft-II-Setup.exe) it doesn't run, actually it runs only to download "updating to blizzard agent", but then it doesn't go beyond anymore.
2) With PlayOnLinux I've followed a guide on YouTube which explained how to install Starcraft II using a non-listed program, but I think the only thing I am missing is that I can't download "Microsoft Core Fonts": it stucks for like 1 second to download "andale32.exe" and then the download screen disappears.
I have already downloaded Starcraft II on my old 14.04 32 bit Ubuntu, but it crashed sometimes so I've decided to change into a 64 bit system. And I saw people on YouTube playing Starcraft 2 on Ubuntu without having any issues so I would try to download it for Ubuntu, at least try.

Do you know how to run properly (after the command "wine Battle.net-Setup.exe" and "wine StarCraft-II-Setup.exe" on the terminal) Battle.net-Setup.exe and StarCraft-II-Setup.exe? Or instead do you know how to install Microsoft Core Fonts if that's the problem that makes me stop to go beyond with the Starcraft 2 installation?

Anyways sorry but I didn't understand the phrase "These 3rd party wrappers aren't supported on this site however...": you mean PlayOnLinux and codeweavers: CrossOver aren't supported on this website?

[Bob Wya]

Thanks Bob for your reply.

I've used both Wine and PlayOnLinux, but I have some issues:

1) With Wine I can't run an application (.exe file) and an .exe file which are Battle.net-Setup.exe and StarCraft-II-Setup.exe, I mean I can run them but with the first (Battle.net) I can't make it run even after it's installed (after the installation of it, it appears on the Desktop and after double-clicked it it doesn't go to the login screen (the Battle.net screen before the main screen of Battle.net where I can download Starcraft 2)), and this I can't run even with the command "wine Applicazione Blizzard" (note: "Applicazione Blizzard" is the "result" of the installation through the command "wine Battle.net-Setup.exe).

You're really wasting your time trying to run Wine applications from desktop shortcuts - without understanding how these work... Since troubleshooting Wine is typically done by inspecting the console output.

Do you know how to run properly (after the command "wine Battle.net-Setup.exe" and "wine StarCraft-II-Setup.exe" on the terminal) Battle.net-Setup.exe and StarCraft-II-Setup.exe? Or instead do you know how to install Microsoft Core Fonts if that's the problem that makes me stop to go beyond with the Starcraft 2 installation?

I've recently tested the Blizzard Battle.net installer.

• I used a 32-bit WINEPREFIX - see WineHQ FAQ: 6.5.3 How do I create a 32 bit wineprefix on a 64 bit system?
• I used Wine Staging 2.10 for this test.

Running the Installer

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export WINEARCH=win32
export WINEPREFIX="${HOME}/.local/share/wineprefixes/blizzard_battle.net_32" # Change this WINEPREFIX path - as/if required
wineboot -u
winetricks sandbox
wine start 'Battle.net-Setup.exe'

Running the Launcher

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export WINEPREFIX="${HOME}/.local/share/wineprefixes/blizzard_battle.net_32"
cd "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/Program Files/Blizzard App"
wine start 'Battle.net Launcher.exe'

Anyways sorry but I didn't understand the phrase "These 3rd party wrappers aren't supported on this site however...": you mean PlayOnLinux and codeweavers: CrossOver aren't supported on this website?

Yes. Codeweavers are the primary funding source for Wine (the Open Source project).
They provide independent support for their proprietary Wine wrapper (Crossover).

Bob