How to get a "Windows" working area (desktop) in Ubuntu?

[jotape1960]

I use Ubuntu Studio 15.10 and WineHQ 1.9.5, and I want to know if there is a way to get the following:

1) We can use 1, 2, 3 or more Working Areas (virtual desktops) into Ubuntu.

2) So, let's say we will want to use 2 different areas:
a) Main area (or desktop) to the normal Ubuntu software.
b) Second area (or desktop) only to the Windows software (under WineHQ, of course), including the "normal" Windows appearance desktop.

SO... How can I get this? Is it possible? ???

Because, I have 2 different areas, but both are identical (the same desktop appearance).

So... Any idea, please let me know.

Greetings & Blessings from Chile!!!

Juan

[dimesio]

How to configure the Ubuntu desktop is not a Wine question. Ask on the Ubuntu forum.

[Bob Wya]

I use Ubuntu Studio 15.10 and WineHQ 1.9.5, and I want to know if there is a way to get the following:

1) We can use 1, 2, 3 or more Working Areas (virtual desktops) into Ubuntu.

2) So, let's say we will want to use 2 different areas:
a) Main area (or desktop) to the normal Ubuntu software.
b) Second area (or desktop) only to the Windows software (under WineHQ, of course), including the "normal" Windows appearance desktop.

SO... How can I get this? Is it possible? ???

Because, I have 2 different areas, but both are identical (the same desktop appearance).

So... Any idea, please let me know.

Greetings & Blessings from Chile!!!

Juan

Hi Juan!!

The answer is probably a resounding "sort-of"! You would probably want to run a "wine explorer" virtual wine desktop in a separate X session... That is a separate X Session from your normal Linux Desktop Environment. I've played about a little with this concept. For instance I've got SDDM (Login Manager) shortcuts that launch the Windows Steam client in either a 32-bit or a 64-bit Wineprefix... These wine sessions run in separately spawned X session...

Bob

[Bob Wya]

In my case to launch a single wine X Session, running a 32-bit Wineprefix with the Steam client, from my SDDM Login Manager requires:

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/usr/share/xsessions/steam32.desktop

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[Desktop Entry]
Name=Steam (32-bit)
Comment=Run Steam in a 32-bit Wineprefix
Exec=bash -l /usr/bin/steam-wine32.sh
TryExec=bash
Type=Application

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ln -s "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/Program Files/Steam/Steam32.sh" "/usr/bin/steam-wine32.sh"

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#! /bin/bash
#Steam32.sh

renice -n 20 $$

SCRIPT_PATH="$0"
SCRIPT_FOLDER=$( readlink -f "${SCRIPT_PATH}" )
SCRIPT_FOLDER=$( dirname "${SCRIPT_FOLDER}" )

export WINEPREFIX="${SCRIPT_FOLDER%/drive_c/Program Files/*}"
export WINEDEBUG=-all,+fps
export WINEARCH=win32

/usr/bin/xsetbg -fullscreen -onroot -border black "/home/robert/Pictures/Backgrounds/steam-background.png"

cd "${SCRIPT_FOLDER}"

nice -n -5 wine "Steam.exe" &
PID_STEAM=$!

sleep 5

while ps -p $PID_STEAM > /dev/null ; do
...
done

exit

Your case will be more complex - as you'll need probably need / want to run a multiple X Session simultaneously (mapping a keyboard shortcut to do the switching??). Perhaps you could try asking on Ask Ubuntu. But be warned this is quite advanced stuff!

Bob