Winecfg different prefix ?

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chromaf
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Winecfg different prefix ?

Post by chromaf »

How do I winecfg for an specific prefix and not the default ? I want to "winecfg" a new prefix, how i run it so it selects the new prefix ?

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oiaohm
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Re: Winecfg different prefix ?

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WINEPREFIX="theprefixlocation" winecfg

Basically it selected by environmental var everything in wine uses the same one.
chromaf
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Re: Winecfg different prefix ?

Post by chromaf »

Ok, and another question .... is winetricks global ? Or can you select the prefix on wich you want to install that winetrick ?

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Re: Winecfg different prefix ?

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winetricks is not global.

WINEPREFIX="theprefixlocation" winetricks

Makes life simple its all the same.
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