Is there any way to get Winetricks installed on Salix?
It is essential in order to get some programs running on Wine.
It does not exist in the Gslapt package manager list and Sourcery bombs out because the basic dependencies that it tries to install cannot be found and downloaded.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Paul.
[Solved] Getting Winetricks installed.
[Solved] Getting Winetricks installed.
Last edited by paul on 11. May 2013, 13:57, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Getting Winetricks intalled.
Having had a quick look at the info on
http://slackbuilds.org
and the application's own site, it looks to me as though it depends entirely on its own up-to-date links to the bits and pieces it gives access to. These may also not play nicely with wine on your system. However, from what you say, perhaps you haven't even reached that stage. I assume you installed the dependency cabextract before trying to build winetricks?
If you try from the command line (slapt-src) what does the output say? The last few lines are often a good place to start.
Without specific information diagnosis is impossible.
Speaking generally, to get the full benefit of Linux, your approach should probably be to find native Linux applications with Wine and Windows as a last resort, even if those applications aren't clones and may mean a different way of working. After all, the only point of using Linux is if it is better than Windows (whatever "better" means for you), and it can't be better unless it is different. The best system to run Windows applications is Windows.
http://slackbuilds.org
and the application's own site, it looks to me as though it depends entirely on its own up-to-date links to the bits and pieces it gives access to. These may also not play nicely with wine on your system. However, from what you say, perhaps you haven't even reached that stage. I assume you installed the dependency cabextract before trying to build winetricks?
If you try from the command line (slapt-src) what does the output say? The last few lines are often a good place to start.
Without specific information diagnosis is impossible.
Speaking generally, to get the full benefit of Linux, your approach should probably be to find native Linux applications with Wine and Windows as a last resort, even if those applications aren't clones and may mean a different way of working. After all, the only point of using Linux is if it is better than Windows (whatever "better" means for you), and it can't be better unless it is different. The best system to run Windows applications is Windows.
Re: Getting Winetricks intalled.
Paul, please post the output of Sourcery so that we can see what's going on with your system. I've installed both winetracks and cabextract without problems, but since I'm on a 64 bit system, I don't have wine installed and can't see if winetracks is working here.paul wrote:...and Sourcery bombs out because the basic dependencies that it tries to install cannot be found and downloaded.
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Re: Getting Winetricks installed.
Hi all, thanks for that information.
And sorry for the delay in looking at this, but I had to finish a massive assignment.
Anyhow, I downloaded and installed Cabextract first and after that Winetricks installed without a hiccup.
Then of course the trick was to find the Winetricks launcher and no luck there.
But when I called it up from the terminal command line, hey presto.
So it was obvious I had to make the launcher myself.
Everything is running fine now; I have been able to use Winetricks to install basic KDE for Windows and the VB libraries.
I can now run all my programs on Wine without problems.
I know a few of you will scratch your head at my ignorance, but when one has used Windows for years, where all things install by a few clicks of the mouse, Sourcery is a bit of a culture shock; it is hardly what one would call "intuitive".
But of course the real interesting part of Linux is that you have to learn to understand what you are doing and think through processes. And that can only be good for the brain.
Thanks again for your help.
Paul.
And sorry for the delay in looking at this, but I had to finish a massive assignment.
Anyhow, I downloaded and installed Cabextract first and after that Winetricks installed without a hiccup.
Then of course the trick was to find the Winetricks launcher and no luck there.
But when I called it up from the terminal command line, hey presto.
So it was obvious I had to make the launcher myself.
Everything is running fine now; I have been able to use Winetricks to install basic KDE for Windows and the VB libraries.
I can now run all my programs on Wine without problems.
I know a few of you will scratch your head at my ignorance, but when one has used Windows for years, where all things install by a few clicks of the mouse, Sourcery is a bit of a culture shock; it is hardly what one would call "intuitive".
But of course the real interesting part of Linux is that you have to learn to understand what you are doing and think through processes. And that can only be good for the brain.
Thanks again for your help.
Paul.