docs/en wineusr-introduction.sgml
Dimi Paun
dimi at users.sourceforge.net
Sun Feb 11 18:35:00 CST 2007
ChangeSet ID: 117124050078656053527175
CVSROOT: /cvsroot/wine
Module name: docs
Changes by: dimi at sc8-pr-cvs9.sourceforge.net 2007/02/11 16:35:00
Modified files:
en : wineusr-introduction.sgml
Log message:
"Jeff L" <lats at yless4u.com.au>
Add a Quick start to the Wine User Guide.
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</para>
</sect2>
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Quick start</title>
+ <para>
+ The process of installing and running wine can be summarised as
+ follows:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Get a distribution as indicated in <link
+ linkend="getting-wine">Getting Wine</link> and see
+ the <ulink url="http://www.winehq.org/site/download">Wine
+ Downloads</> page. For the casual or new user the simplest
+ is to get an rpm distribution.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Configure wine using the <link
+ linkend="config-wine-main"><emphasis><filename>winecfg</></>
+ </link> command. For most people wine should now be usable.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ To test your installation run wine's Windows 3.1 like file
+ manager using the <filename>wine winefile</> command.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Run wine using the <link
+ linkend="running"><emphasis><filename>wine</>
+ <filename>filespec/appname.exe</></></link> command.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The first command you will run will be to install a package.
+ Typically something like <filename>wine
+ /media/cdrom/setup.exe</> or the equivalent.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
</sect1>
<sect1 id="what-is-wine">
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