# Sidux/Useable applications/Wine

    Wine (Wine is not an emulator) is an environment which works on Unix-like systems (Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD)
    and can run applications designed for Windows OS.
    I can't say that Wine suits for virtualization applications chapter and it's not an emulator too.
    But I put Wine to the chapter because it makes similar job than virtual machines.

## Wine installation - stable version

    1. It's available in Debian repositories:
    2. To check Wine settings go to: Menu-> System-> Wine Configuration.

## Wine installation - development version

    You can try non-stable version if you want.
    1. First add new repository address:
       to file:
    2. Receive public key:
    3. And install application:

## DLL libraries, fonts and other components installation

    To run Windows OS softwares under Wine you need to get some libraries I installed using one of tools:

#### Winetricks

    "Winetricks" script is available on: http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
    1. To download it right click on the link and choose: "Save it as..."
    2. If you don't know what you should install using winetricks, run it in Terminal to open its GUI:
       and choose packages you need.
    3. Second way to install basic libraries is typing command:
    4. Full list available libraries, fonts and applications is here: http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks

#### PlayOnLinux

    Good choice to install "Windows" applications with "Wine" is using "PlayOnLinux".
    1. Installation from repositories:
    2. Run it from Menu-> Applications-> Games-> PlayOnLinux.
    3. Click on "Install" to open applications list.
    4. The application is very easy to use, just mark a program to be installed and "Apply" to do so.

#### Others - not supported

* Winetools
* Wine-doors

## Windows applications installation

    Now you can install Windows applications.
    Just remember that Wine is only an environment simulates Windows OS so you can't run any application.
    There is a list below of applications compatible with Wine.

#### Wine repositories applications

    Open sources version of some applications can be installed using "winetricks", for example:
    "7-zip" archivizer, "divx" and "xvid" codecs, "flash" plugin, "IE6" or "IE7" web browsers
    having command in Terminal, for example:

#### "exe" applications

    If you downloaded an "exe" software you can install it in two ways:
    1. In Thunar file manager mark the package and choose from mouse menu: Run with "Wine".
    2. Or in Terminal (never as root) with the command:
    3. The installation runs in the same way as under Windows but applications are installed in folder:
    4. To run an application:
       a. Menu-> Other-> Application name
       b. Open Thunar file manager and go to folder as above and right click on it: Run with "Wine"
       c. Or in Terminal:
    5. If you want to uninstall an application, use Wine uninstaller:
       Menu-> System-> Wine Uninstaller then mark the application and click on: Uninstall.

#### "msi" applications

    "msi" applications needs "msi2" package I installed before using "winetricks".
    1. To install "msi" application:
    2. To run the application do the same like for "exe" applications.
    3. To uninstall it:
    4. A list of "msiexec" script commands is here: http://wiki.winehq.org/msiexec

## Test

    To be not treated as a writer only I did a few testing installations.
    Not all of theme has been finished successful but it doesn't mean you can't make it better.
    1. Internet Explorer 7, installations:
       a. The application has been installed well but it works without navigation panels. 4.png
    2. Internet Explorer 6.
       a. I was not happy with IE7, I removed it and tried to install IE6:
       b. Installator downloaded packages so I agreed with the licence but IE6 did not want to run.
    3. Next I tried to install "IE6" using "IEs4Linux" script downloaded from: www.tatanka.com
       a. Next extract it and run "ies4linux" script
       b. It'll download and install "IE6" itself
       c. The effect is the same as last time - negative.
    3. Winamp - has been installed and works very well.

## Links

* Wine home page: http://www.winehq.org/
* Wine on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29
* Wine Wiki page: http://wiki.winehq.org/
* WineTools page: http://www.von-thadden.de/Joachim/WineTools/
* Wine-doors page: http://wddb.wine-doors.org/
* Winetricks page: http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks
* Applications list compatible with Wine: http://appdb.winehq.org/
* IEs4Linux page: http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page