diff --git a/documentation/authors.ent b/documentation/authors.ent index 914bb8d9e9e..0f72b263c7c 100644 --- a/documentation/authors.ent +++ b/documentation/authors.ent @@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ + + + diff --git a/documentation/running.sgml b/documentation/running.sgml index 55b83709046..03b2b1f788b 100644 --- a/documentation/running.sgml +++ b/documentation/running.sgml @@ -4,7 +4,59 @@ Written by &name-john-sheets; &email-john-sheets; + + Extended by &name-mike-hearn; &email-mike-hearn; + + + Basic usage: applications and control panel applets + + Assuming you are using a fake windows installation, you install + applications into Wine in the same way you would in Windows: + by running the installer. You can just accept the defaults + for where to install, most installers will default to "C:\Program Files", + which is fine. If the application installer requests it, you may find that + Wine creates icons on your desktop and in your app menu. If that happens, you + can start the app by clicking on them. + + + + The standard way to uninstall things is for the application to provide an + uninstaller, usually registered with the "Add/Remove Programs" control panel + applet. Unfortunately as of the time of writing, Wine doesn't provide an + Add/Remove control panel applet, so you'll have to run the uninstall manually, either + from the menu or from the command line. + + + + Some programs install associated control panel applets, examples of this would be + Internet Explorer and QuickTime. You can access the Wine control panel by running: + + + + $ wine control + + + + which will open a window with the installed control panel applets in it, as in Windows. + + + + If the application doesn't install menu or desktop items, you'll need to run the app + from the command line. Remembering where you installed to, something like: + + + + $ wine "c:\program files\appname\appname.exe" + + + + will probably do the trick. The path isn't case sensitive, but remember to include the double quotes. + Some programs don't always use obvious naming for their directories and EXE files, so you might have + to look inside the program files directory to see what it put where + + + How to run Wine