install programs into wine

[Chris]

On Thu, 2017-02-02 at 21:01 -0500, Bill wrote:
> 
> 
> On 02/02/2017 08:47 PM, Chris wrote:
> > On Thu, 2017-02-02 at 20:29 -0500, Bill wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I am new to wine and am having problems installing
> > > programs.  The 
> > > program I am trying to install is DAZStudio_4.5.0.114_Win32.exe
> > > which
> > > is 
> > > the windows for installer for DAZStudio.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > The steps I followed are...
> > > 
> > > 1 I installed Wine.  (No extra add ons for wine)
> > > 
> > > 2. I configured Wine.  I want to emulate Windows 7.
> > > 
> > > 3. Everything seems OK at this point.  To verify that wine is
> > > running
> > > I 
> > > ran the Notepad accessory and it runs OK.
> > > 
> > > 4. I followed the instructions in the web-page document 
> > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine
> > > 
> > > 5. according to the web-page
> > > 
> > >      a.  I open the terminal.
> > > 
> > >      b. cd to the folder where the install program is
> > > 
> > >      c. run the install program.
> > > 
> > >      d the message I get is "command not found"
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 6 what am I doing wrong?  The terminal output is as follows:
> > > 
> > > ****************************************************************
> > > 
> > > bill at aragorn ~ $ cd Downloads/DAZ-Studio-Windows
> > > 
> > > bill at aragorn ~/Downloads/DAZ-Studio-Windows $ ls
> > > 
> > > 14812_GenesisStarterEssentials_1.3_trx.exe
> > > DAZStudio_4.5.0.114_Win64.exe
> > > DAZStudio_4.5.0.114_Win32.exe Installation-Guide-Windows.pdf
> > > 
> > > 
> > > bill at aragorn ~/Downloads/DAZ-Studio-Windows $
> > > DAZStudio_4.5.0.114_Win32.exe
> > > DAZStudio_4.5.0.114_Win32.exe: command not found
> > > 
> > > *****************************************************************
> > > ****
> > > 
> > See if this helps you - https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_User%27s_Guide
> > #How
> > _to_install_and_run_Windows_programs
> > 
> > > 
> > > WS=> I was able to run the install program and I sucessfuly
> > > installed the 32 bit version of the product.  I am running Mint -
> > > Mate desktop and I can see a new entry for the DAZ3D program. 
> > > The problem now it I am unable to run the program.  When I click
> > > on the launcher for the program, I cas see that something is
> > > happening, so I wait.  The program ends with nothing happening.
> > > 
>  
Bill, take a look at this https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_User%27s_Guide#H
ow_to_run_Windows_programs_from_the_command_line and try running from
the CL and see if you get any error output. To be honest the programs
I've installed with Wine have 'just worked'.

-- 
Chris
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