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<para> <para>
Once you got your copy of Wine, you might need to follow the Once you got your copy of Wine, you might need to follow the
next chapter <link linkend="compiling">Compiling</link> if you next chapter <link linkend="compiling">Compiling</link> if you
got Wine source code. decided to get Wine source code.
Otherwise, the next chapter <link Otherwise, the next chapter <link
linkend="installing">Installing Wine</link> will explain the linkend="installing">Installing Wine</link> will explain the
methods to use to install the Wine files to some location methods to use to install the Wine binary files to some location
on your system (alternatively the chapter <link on your system.
linkend="compiling">Compiling</link> will explain first how to
compile Wine if you choose to use Wine source code).
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Once Wine is installed on your system, the next chapter <link Once Wine is installed on your system, the next chapter <link
linkend="config-wine-main">Configuring Wine</link> will linkend="config-wine-main">Configuring Wine</link> will
focus on the available configuration methods for Wine: there are focus on the available configuration methods for Wine to set up
either graphical (e.g. WineSetupTk) or text mode (wineinstall) a proper Wine/Windows environment with all its requirements:
configuration helper applications available that will there are either graphical (e.g. WineSetupTk) or text mode
(wineinstall) configuration helper applications available that will
fully configure the Wine environment for you. fully configure the Wine environment for you.
And For those people who dislike a fully automated And for those people who dislike a fully automated
installation (maybe because they really want to know what they're installation (maybe because they really want to know what they're
doing), we'll describe how to manually set up a complete Wine doing), we'll describe how to manually set up a complete Wine
environment configuration. environment configuration.
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<para> <para>
Once the configuration of the Wine environment is done, the Once the configuration of the Wine environment is done, the
next chapter <link linkend="running">Running Wine</link> next chapter <link linkend="running">Running Wine</link>
will show you how to run Wine and how to satisfy will show you how to run Windows programs with Wine and
the requirements of certain Windows programs. how to satisfy the more specific requirements of certain
Windows programs.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
In case you run into trouble, the chapter <link In case you run into trouble, the chapter <link
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program package e.g. available on CD), or as natively compiled program package e.g. available on CD), or as natively compiled
<ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/#whatis">X11 (X-Window <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/#whatis">X11 (X-Window
System)</ulink> applications (via the part of Wine that's called System)</ulink> applications (via the part of Wine that's called
Winelib). If you're interested in compiling your Windows program Winelib). If you're interested in compiling the source code of a
source code, then please refer to the Winelib User's Guide Windows program you wrote, then please refer to the
instead, which explains this particular topic. Winelib User's Guide instead, which explains this particular topic.
The Wine Users Guide however will focus on running standard This Wine Users Guide however will focus on running standard
Windows applications using Wine. Windows applications using Wine.
</para> </para>
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</tgroup> </tgroup>
</table> </table>
</sect1> </sect1>
<sect1 id="competition">
<title>Alternatives to Wine you might want to consider</title>
<para>
We'll mention some alternatives (or we could also say:
competitors) to Wine here that might come in handy if Wine is
not usable for the program or job you want it to do, since
these alternatives usually provide better Windows compatibility.
</para>
<sect2>
<title>VMWare</title>
<para>
<ulink url="http://www.vmware.com">VMWare</ulink> is a
software package to emulate an additional machine on your PC.
In other words, it establishes a virtual machine that can be
used to run any kind of Intel x86 compatible operating system
in parallel to your currently running operating system.
Thus you could use Linux and at the same time run Windows 98
in a virtual machine on the same screen.
</para>
<para>
Sounds nice, doesn't it? Well, there are some drawbacks, of
course... First, VMWare is pretty expensive, and second, you
need a licensed copy of the operating system you want to run.
Third, since VMWare is a virtual machine, it's quite slow.
Wine doesn't have any of these limitations, but unfortunately
this also means that you will not have the relatively good
compatibility of a real original Windows system if you use
Wine.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Win4Lin</title>
<para>
<ulink url="http://www.win4lin.com">Win4Lin</ulink> by
NeTraverse allows you to run a special version of Win98 in
Linux. Compared to VMWare, this has the advantage that it's
faster, but you still have the license fees.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="wine-stats"> <sect1 id="wine-stats">
<title>Basic Wine Requirements</title> <title>Basic Wine Requirements</title>

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<para> <para>
Written by &name-john-sheets; <email>&email-john-sheets;</email> Written by &name-john-sheets; <email>&email-john-sheets;</email>
Modified by &name-andreas-mohr; <email>&email-andreas-mohr;</email>
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Extended by &name-mike-hearn; <email>&email-mike-hearn;</email>, &name-eric-pouech; <email>&email-eric-pouech;</email> Extended by &name-mike-hearn; <email>&email-mike-hearn;</email>, &name-eric-pouech; <email>&email-eric-pouech;</email>
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support programs etc. support programs etc.
</para> </para>
<para>
This chapter will describe all aspects of running Wine, like e.g.
basic Wine invocation, command line parameters of various Wine
support programs etc.
</para>
<para>
</para>
<sect1 id="basic-usage"> <sect1 id="basic-usage">
<title>Basic usage: applications and control panel applets</title> <title>Basic usage: applications and control panel applets</title>
<para> <para>
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remember to include the double quotes. Some programs don't remember to include the double quotes. Some programs don't
always use obvious naming for their directories and EXE files, always use obvious naming for their directories and EXE files,
so you might have to look inside the program files directory to so you might have to look inside the program files directory to
see what it put where see what it put where.
</para> </para>
</sect1> </sect1>
<sect1 id="running-wine"> <sect1 id="running-wine">
<title>How to run Wine</title> <title>How to run Wine</title>
<para> <para>
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<sect1> <sect1>
<title>Explorer-like graphical Wine environments</title> <title>Explorer-like graphical Wine environments</title>
<para> <para>
If you don't feel like manually invoking Wine for every program If you don't feel like manually invoking Wine for every program
you want to run and instead want to have an integrated graphical you want to run and instead want to have an integrated graphical
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wineserver specific debugging output (not to confuse with Wine's wineserver logging channel, --debugmsg +server, though!). wineserver specific debugging output (not to confuse with Wine's wineserver logging channel, --debugmsg +server, though!).
</para> </para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2> <sect2>
<title>-h</title> <title>-h</title>
<para> <para>
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be to change the "path" setting in the wine config file's <link be to change the "path" setting in the wine config file's <link
linkend="config-wine">[wine]</link> section. linkend="config-wine">[wine]</link> section.
</para> </para>
</sect1> </sect1>
<sect1 id="CUI-programs"> <sect1 id="CUI-programs">