This is not in the FAQ, but since different apps run better depending on wine version, and I just have a case I would like to try, is it possible to do it?
I don't want to mess up my system with experiences so, with ubuntu, what would one have to do?
~FAQ: parallel install of multiple wine versions
Re: ~FAQ: parallel install of multiple wine versions
You would have to compile Wine yourself. Wine doesn't have to be installed to run, and running the different versions from the directories you compiled them in would be the easiest way. If you really want to install the different versions, search the forum for how to do that. This question has come up before.fcmartins wrote:This is not in the FAQ, but since different apps run better depending on wine version, and I just have a case I would like to try, is it possible to do it?
I don't want to mess up my system with experiences so, with ubuntu, what would one have to do?
Thanks. If I got it correctly, wine can indeed run with parallel installs of direct versions. It just happens that packaged wine (e.g., in debs) is compiled with absolute paths and we can't ask for it to be installed in a different folder.
I searched for information on how to install older versions of wine using git, and although I found the page on using git to develop on wine, it doesn't mention how to have an old version. I'm sure it can be done because of the regression testing page, but I don't want to try bisecting as the first step.
What are the steps to install a old version of wine with git?
I searched for information on how to install older versions of wine using git, and although I found the page on using git to develop on wine, it doesn't mention how to have an old version. I'm sure it can be done because of the regression testing page, but I don't want to try bisecting as the first step.
What are the steps to install a old version of wine with git?
fcmartins wrote:What are the steps to install a old version of wine with git?
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cd $HOME
git clone git://source.winehq.org/git/wine.git wine-git
cd wine-git
# Making wine-1.0.1 version
git checkout wine-1.0.1
./configure --prefix=$HOME/wine-1.0.1
make -sj2 depend all install clean
# Making wine-1.1.9 version
git checkout wine-1.1.9
./configure --prefix=$HOME/wine-1.1.9
make -sj2 depend all install clean
~FAQ: parallel install of multiple wine versions
On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:53 AM, fcmartins <[email protected]> wrote:
$ git reset --hard wine-1.1.10
Configure it, being sure to specify where you want it:
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/bin/wine-1.1.10 && make depend && make
Install it:
$ sudo make install
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-Austin
Reset/checkout the version you want:Thanks. If I got it correctly, wine can indeed run with parallel installs of direct versions. It just happens that packaged wine (e.g., in debs) is compiled with absolute paths and we can't ask for it to be installed in a different folder.
I searched for information on how to install older versions of wine using git, and although I found the page on using git to develop on wine, it doesn't mention how to have an old version. I'm sure it can be done because of the regression testing page, but I don't want to try bisecting as the first step.
What are the steps to install a old version of wine with git?
$ git reset --hard wine-1.1.10
Configure it, being sure to specify where you want it:
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/bin/wine-1.1.10 && make depend && make
Install it:
$ sudo make install
--
-Austin
hi there,
there is a much easier way to do it, go grab yourself PlayOnLinux
http://www.playonlinux.com/en/
it is a program that allows you to install and run any program you want in any wineprefix you want. It has some scripts done already for some applications / games if you are lucky.
You can have as many wine versions you want (it just downloads it for you) from 0.9.9 to 1.1.16 at the time of writting and change wine versions on the fly for a program (you may have to delete the windows and prefeerence files just to be sure, no need to reinstall)
It keeps everything tidy inside its own directory (user/.playonlinux)
there is a much easier way to do it, go grab yourself PlayOnLinux
http://www.playonlinux.com/en/
it is a program that allows you to install and run any program you want in any wineprefix you want. It has some scripts done already for some applications / games if you are lucky.
You can have as many wine versions you want (it just downloads it for you) from 0.9.9 to 1.1.16 at the time of writting and change wine versions on the fly for a program (you may have to delete the windows and prefeerence files just to be sure, no need to reinstall)
It keeps everything tidy inside its own directory (user/.playonlinux)
Thanks, I tried it a year ago or so and didn't get lucky with it (I had to debug the Fable install script and in the end didn't work out anyway). I might have a go at it one of these days, but bare wine is better for my setup since I copy wineprefixes between my children's logins (to install a game only once). Playonlinux advantage is also a disadvantage since its prefixes are way bigger than bare wine's.
Anyway, I also want to have source code installs, in case I find the time to do some debugging for a broken game.
Anyway, I also want to have source code installs, in case I find the time to do some debugging for a broken game.
