Pop peeper from windows using wine in Kubuntu

ray30 · Post by **ray30** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:37 am

I have enable wine to run on my Kubuntu, and try to run Pop Peeper from
windows xp pro(my dual boot), it starts OK ,but is hanging awaiting internet connection when in Kubuntu, even though is connected as dial up can any one help????????

Post by **dimesio** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 7:30 am

ray30 wrote:I have enable wine to run on my Kubuntu, and try to run Pop Peeper from
windows xp pro(my dual boot), it starts OK ,but is hanging awaiting internet connection when in Kubuntu, even though is connected as dial up can any one help????????

http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-497f1a2 ... 2c7767afa2

ray30 · Post by **ray30** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:46 pm

dimesio wrote:
ray30 wrote:I have enable wine to run on my Kubuntu, and try to run Pop Peeper from
windows xp pro(my dual boot), it starts OK ,but is hanging awaiting internet connection when in Kubuntu, even though is connected as dial up can any one help????????
http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-497f1a2 ... 2c7767afa2

Does not answer my question?????????

James Mckenzie · Post by **James Mckenzie** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:03 pm

ray30 <[email protected]> at Dec 3, 2008 11:46 AM (MST) wrote about [Wine] Re: Pop peeper from windows using wine in Kubuntu

dimesio wrote:
ray30 wrote:
I have enable wine to run on my Kubuntu, and try to run Pop Peeper from
windows xp pro(my dual boot), it starts OK ,but is hanging awaiting internet connection when in Kubuntu, even though is connected as dial up can any one help????????
http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-497f1a2 ... 2c7767afa2
Does not answer my question?????????

Yes, it does. Install the program from Wine and see if it works there. If it does not, see the following FAQ:

http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-0344b43 ... 6855283afd

It addresses networking problems.

James McKenzie

ray30 · Post by **ray30** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:19 pm

there is no file /etc/hosts/ I ran hostname see below
rayburke@rayburke-desktop:~$ hostname -i
127.0.1.1
rayburke@rayburke-desktop:~$ hostmane
bash: hostmane: command not found
rayburke@rayburke-desktop:~$ hostname
rayburke-desktop
rayburke@rayburke-desktop:~$
so what now

vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:31 pm

Did you installed this program on Wine?

ray30 wrote:there is no file /etc/hosts/

"/etc/hosts" is _the_ file.

ray30 wrote:I ran hostname see below
rayburke@rayburke-desktop:~$ hostname -i
127.0.1.1

Yup, your configuration is broken. You have to fix it as described in FAQ.

ray30 · Post by **ray30** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:35 pm

but how do I open editor as trying to follow the faq losses me as I am only a newbie??????
I have no file /etc/hosts/ and I am not networking only dial-up

ray

Post by **dimesio** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:49 pm

ray30 wrote:but how do I open editor as trying to follow the faq losses me as I am only a newbie??????
I have no file /etc/hosts/ and I am not networking only dial-up

ray

Ask on your distro's support forum.

ray30 · Post by **ray30** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:59 am

I am new at this, so how do I do that "Ask on your distro's support forum"

ray

Post by **dimesio** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:44 am

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php

DaVince · Post by **DaVince** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:55 am

Are you new at using computers or the internet in general, too?

Your distro's support forum = go to your distro's website and check if there is a forum available. For ubuntu, www.ubuntuforums.org is a very good one. If you can't find one for your distribution, try a Google search on more generic Linux forums. In any case, when it comes to Linux or Linux distro-specific problems there are more people able to help you at the right forums.

Now, about editors: there are tons in Linux. Try running gedit, leafpad, kate, kwrite... You're bound to have one of these installed on your system by default.

Another tip: you'll probably have to edit some configuration files as the super user (= an "unrestricted" user that can do everything on the PC). You can access super user (= root) rights by either typing "sudo <your commands>" in a system like Ubuntu, or by typing "su" in most other distros to access the root account and be able to do anything. Both of these have to be done in a terminal/console.

ray30 · Post by **ray30** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:51 pm

thankyou I have posted with the ubuntu/kubuntu forum, even though told by one of the kubuntu forum user to use this forum???????

ray

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:50 pm

ray30 wrote:

I am new at this, so how do I do that "Ask on your distro's support forum"

ray

Go to Ubuntu Forums <http://ubuntuforums.org/>
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DaVince · Post by **DaVince** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:19 am

ray30 wrote:thankyou I have posted with the ubuntu/kubuntu forum, even though told by one of the kubuntu forum user to use this forum???????

ray

You started out with one question:
- Why does my app not work in Wine?

You got the answer here: somehow your configuration is messed up and it makes you have no /etc/hosts. This question is, however, not Wine-specific but configuration-specific and should therefore preferably be asked on your distro's support forum, where tons more people can help.

It comes down to this: if you ask the right questions at the right places you probably won't have to be redirected to other forums all the time. The Wine subforum in the Ubuntu forums might also help, since that is a Wine+Ubuntu specific forum.

I can't really help you find a solution as I have a stable DSL connection over a wireless network, so good luck with finding a solution to your problem I guess!