A wineprefix is the virtual Windows installation. The default is the hidden
.wine directory in your home directory.
You can make as many as you want, with any name you like, but you have to use the
WINEPREFIX environment variable.
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# create a new prefix in the winetest directory
WINEPREFIX=~/winetest wine winecfg
A prefix can mimic a Windows 32-bit or 64-bit installation.
Why do you need a 32-bit prefix?
- If you need to mimic a Windows version before Windows XP you must create a 32-bit prefix.
- Some programs work better in a 32-bit prefix. That is why
winetricks gives you this warning (even though it looks like an error).
You can create a 32-bit prefix with the
WINEARCH variable:
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WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/winetest32 wine winecfg
You can't change a 32-bit prefix into a 64-bit or vice versa, once the prefix is created.
