Problems Installing

SlickBlack · Post by **SlickBlack** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:14 pm

I recently had to uninstall PokerStars and WINE will not allow me to preform the reinstallation. I have also tried installing other programs with no success. I contacted PokerStars support but they said it'll be at least 2 days before their Linux guy was in. What they wanted was my WINE log files by going in through the terminal. Thats all they could tell me until 2 days from now. I have no clue how to access my WINE log files from the terminal. Also, is there any way to unclog WINE. I dont know WINE terminology but I think maybe its full or something and wont install anymore programs.

Post by **dimesio** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:32 am

To get a log file: http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-a37de32 ... 52258551a4

Wine's uninstaller works poorly; you're probably right about something being left behind that's preventing reinstallation.

Delete or rename your ~/.wine directory, then reinstall the program. A new ~/.wine will be recreated automatically.

SlickBlack · Post by **SlickBlack** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:55 pm

Am I suppose to log in as root first? Also, do I enter "$ cd ".wine/drive_c/Games/Tron" and then "$ wine tron.exe > log.txt 2>&1" because I already tried that and all I get is something saying. "bash: cd: /home/user/.wine/fake_windows/programs: No such file or directory". Im not that familiar with Linux or the terminal and am not sure how to input these commands properly.

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:19 pm

On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 12:55 PM, SlickBlack <[email protected]> wrote:

Am I suppose to log in as root first? Also, do I enter "$ cd ".wine/drive_c/Games/Tron" and then "$ wine tron.exe > log.txt 2>&1" because I already tried that and all I get is something saying. "bash: cd: /home/user/.wine/fake_windows/programs: No such file or directory". Im not that familiar with Linux or the terminal and am not sure how to input these commands properly.

You need to replace user with your username, and Games/Tron with
whatever program it is...It's an example, not the exact command for
every program.

SlickBlack · Post by **SlickBlack** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:27 pm

Ofcoarse I know that and ive tried all that. I get the same message. Can you tell me step by step what to do. Like I said, when I type in "$ cd ".wine/drive_c/Games/PokerStars" all I get is tihs message. "bash: cd: /home/user/.wine/fake_windows/programs: No such file or directory". Am I not entering something properly, im following the exact directions.

SlickBlack · Post by **SlickBlack** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:33 pm

Also, where does it say user in any of the commands?

Post by **dimesio** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:49 pm

when I type in "$ cd ".wine/drive_c/Games/PokerStars" all I get is tihs message. "bash: cd: /home/user/.wine/fake_windows/programs: No such file or directory".

Is ".wine/drive_c/Games/PokerStars" the actual path to your program, or are you just copying the example? Most Windows programs nowadays create a subdirectory for themselves under Program Files. You have to find out where the program actually is, then cd to that directory.

SlickBlack · Post by **SlickBlack** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 1:51 pm

What do you mean by cd?

Post by **dimesio** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:38 pm

SlickBlack wrote:What do you mean by cd?

http://www.ss64.com/bash/

Gert van den Berg · Post by **Gert van den Berg** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:06 pm

On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 8:27 PM, SlickBlack <[email protected]> wrote:

Ofcoarse I know that and ive tried all that. I get the same message. Can you tell me step by step what to do. Like I said, when I type in "$ cd ".wine/drive_c/Games/PokerStars" all I get is tihs message. "bash: cd: /home/user/.wine/fake_windows/programs: No such file or directory". Am I not entering something properly, im following the exact directions.

The $ is the prompt and should not be typed. It is shown to show you
that the command should be run as a normal user. (Root has a "#"
prompt)

The first few screens of:
http://learnlinux.tsf.org.za/courses/bu ... nterpreter
might help...

Am I suppose to log in as root first?

Do not run anything wine-related as root...

Also, where does it say user in any of the commands?

"/home/user/" , but an easier way to handle that is to use ~ (it must
not be quoted though, since the shell expands it to your home
directory)

austin987 · Post by **austin987** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:18 pm

On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 1:27 PM, SlickBlack <[email protected]> wrote:

Ofcoarse I know that and ive tried all that. I get the same message. Can you tell me step by step what to do. Like I said, when I type in "$ cd ".wine/drive_c/Games/PokerStars" all I get is tihs message. "bash: cd: /home/user/.wine/fake_windows/programs: No such file or directory". Am I not entering something properly, im following the exact directions.

If you're using bash, it's got tab completion...Start typing the
directory and hit tab to have it fill it out for you.