[Wine] Re: Wine doesn't open the installer

dimesio wineforum-user at winehq.org
Fri Dec 31 18:27:24 CST 2010


jimboUSAF wrote:
> I'm trying to follow this tutorial to install itunes with WINE (for starters)
> 
> 
> Ubuntu forums/community/wine wrote:
> > To install Windows applications using Wine, follow these instructions:
> > 
> >    1. Download the Windows application from any source (e.g. download.com). Download the .EXE (executable).
> >    2. Place it in a convenient directory (e.g. the desktop, or home folder).
> >    3.
> > 
> >       Open the terminal, and cd into the directory where the .EXE is located.
> >    4.
> > 
> >       Type wine the-name-of-the-application.extension (e.g. wine realplayer.exe). 
> > 
> > This will start the .EXE using Wine. If it is an installer, it should then run as it would in Windows. If the application asks for a directory to install the application to, select put it under C:\Program Files. 
> 
> 
> I downloaded itunessetup.exe from the apple site and put it in the home folder 
> I rightclick/run with WINE and it opens a tab/program/rectangle at the bottom (panel, I think it's called) that is titled "wine windows program loader" when I click on it, nothing happens and it stays minimized.  after  a few moments, it goes away and i'm back to square one.
> 

Try actually following those instructions--specifically, steps 3 and 4.







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