WINE

[James]

Crossover is a closed sourced version of WINE, which you pay to get
applications to work better. They often contribute code to WINE once it's
been working great for a while.

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Vaughn Male <keino_9 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> On 10-06-14 11:43 PM, Leigh Honeywell wrote:
> > On 10-06-15 12:15 AM, Vaughn Male wrote:
> >
> >> Currently I would consider myself an intermediate level Ubuntu user in
> >> all areas except for one.... WINE.
> >>
> >> It seems to be impossible to find a comprehensive guide to using WINE
> >> for everyday purposes.
> >>
> >> I know about AppDB, but most of the time I want to try running something
> >> in WINE I can't find anything helpful. Or if I do, it doesn't work.
> >>
> >> If there is an ebook or a site you can link me to that would be
> >> absolutely perfect. I feel that if I can have a fairly in-depth
> >> understanding of the program I will be able to figure out how to run
> >> programs in WINE on my own, as opposed to following the guides like a
> >> mindless drone.
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot for reading this and I look forward to your replies.
> >>
> >> P.S. Sorry if my punctuation, spelling, and grammar are poor in this
> >> email. I'm sick and on a lot of Codeine. Typing is a lot harder than
> usual.
> >>
> > The thing with WINE... it's a hard thing to be comprehensive about.
> >
> > My general technique for making it work is just installing potential
> > dependencies with the winetricks script.  I also have a licensed copy of
> > Crossover Office - it's worth the $40, and if you get the trial they
> > will send you a discount code that brings it down to like $25.
> >
> > Some things work in Crossover, some work in WINE - again, hard to be
> > comprehensive.
> >
> > I am a pretty advanced WINE user, but it's all come from banging my head
> > against it.  If there are any specifics you've run into, maybe try
> > asking them?
> >
> > -Leigh
> >
> >
> As of right now I can't think of any specifics, but as soon as I
> encounter another problem I'll be sure to ask. I've heard that Crossover
> has better support than WINE. Is this true?
>
> -Vaughn
>
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