I tried your sudo dpkg command and it returned the following:
sudo dpkg -i libfaudio0_20.01-0~buster_i386.deb
[sudo] password for len:
dpkg: error: cannot access archive 'libfaudio0_20.01-0~buster_i386.deb': No such file or directory
len@mx:~/Desktop
Is this ok? Can I go forward with remove wine-staging-i386
and install winehq-devel or is there an issue that has to be fixed? It looks to me like there were issues but the messages may be ok?
# --- Install Viber ---
# cd to the directory where you have downloaded 'ViberSetup.exe'
rm -r ~/ViberOnWine
WINEPREFIX=~/ViberOnWine wine ViberSetup.exe
# Close Viber
# --- Run Viber ---
cd $HOME/ViberOnWine/drive_c/users/$USER/Local\ Settings/Application\ Data/Viber
WINEPREFIX=~/ViberOnWine wine Viber.exe
$ cd $HOME/ViberOnWine/drive_c/users/$USER/Local\ Settings/Application\ Data/Viber
bash: cd: /home/len/ViberOnWine/drive_c/users/len/Local Settings/Application Data/Viber: No such file or directory
WINEPREFIX=~/ViberOnWine wine Viber.exe
0068:err:ole:start_rpcss Failed to start RpcSs service
0024:err:module:process_init L"C:\\windows\\system32\\Viber.exe" not found
Should I redo this step? Also I did not know what to do at #close Viber while I was in terminal so I entered exit.
# --- Install Viber ---
# cd to the directory where you have downloaded 'ViberSetup.exe'
rm -r ~/ViberOnWine
WINEPREFIX=~/ViberOnWine wine ViberSetup.exe
# Close Viber
I thought it was done and might have keyed in exit when I should not have.
The Install started and got a problem....it wants me to scan the QR code with my phone. This is a laptop install.
Sorry, I can only help you run the program with Wine.
I don't know how the program works, but it make sense that the program works in conjunction with your phone. Same as with the Whatsapp program.
One more question. I installed Q4Wine back when I started out. Not sure if that is needed as I am not using it to start Viber. So do I need it? Should I be starting Viber by using it? Or should I uninstall it?
You don't need Q4Wine to run Windows applications on Wine. It is save to remove the program. Q4Wine is a separate program and you don't find much support for Q4Wine on this forum.
Another question.
When I started out I downloaded the ViberSetup.exe for windows XP because my Lenova laptop is a 386 computer.
I just checked the winecfg and it is set for win7 and not winxp.
I was wondering if it is advisable for me to change wine to run in XP mode and not win7 mode?
Windows Version
This setting changes the version reported to applications that ask for it. Generally, this setting does not change Wine's behavior. If an application never asks for this version information, it is likely that changing this setting will have no effect on the application's performance or functioning.
Applications which ask for version information might do so in order to make decisions about which Windows features it should use. For example, if a feature is only available in newer versions of Windows then the application would want to avoid using that feature if running on older Windows versions. (Note: Better designed applications will try to detect the features in question rather than relying on the operating system's version.)
This setting is provided because some applications will refuse to run if the reported version does not meet their stated system requirements. In some cases, changing this setting may also work around bugs in Wine by causing the application to use different feature sets to get its work done. If changing this setting breaks or “fixes” your application, it may be a bug.
Versions of Windows prior to XP are only available for selection in winecfg in 32 bit wineprefixes. This is because those versions of Windows did not exist in 64 bit. If you are on a 64 bit system, you will have to create a 32 bit wineprefix to be able to set Wine to those versions.
In other words, if the program is working properly, then there is no reason to change the version.