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Subject:    Re: [opensuse] how to install wine 1.5.7
From:       Robert Benjamin <benjie1 () cox ! net>
Date:       2012-06-30 20:02:38
Message-ID: 4FEF92B8.5070604 () cox ! net
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On 06/30/2012 03:32 PM, DenverD wrote:
> On 07/01/2012 12:07 AM, Robert Benjamin wrote:
>>   Tried a few times from winehq but it didn't install. Was missing
>> gecko. New to this.
>
> you say you are new, so welcome..
>
> with openSUSE it is generally not necessary to go to the website of 
> the maker...instead generally we install from openSUSE repositories 
> (aka: "repos"...that way we are sure of the security of the packages 
> we install (and, generally the kinds of problems you encountered are 
> not seen)..
>
> so, in the main SUSE menu find YaST (you didn't declare which desktop 
> you are using, and since there are several i can't give specific 
> directions, but) click the main menu and type in the search box 
> "yast"...give it a second, and went the system finds it and presents 
> the icon, click it..

Two yast icons appeared: one had settings above it, the other had 
applications. clicked both and got the same result: An Administrator 
Settings Box. Didn't ask for root password. So I stopped here. Thanks

a new window will open, asking for your root (aka: Super User, or System 
Administrator) password...give it...

a new window will open, YaST Control Center...on the left highlight 
"Software" (it probably already is highlighted) then on the right single 
click on "Software Management"
>
> a new window will open, and the Software Management will do lots of 
> stuff (for example: it will contact a nearby mirror of the repos, and 
> fetch the list of whats there) getting ready--so, be a little patient, 
> depending on net traffic and the speed of your connection/etc it may 
> take from just a few second to a "little while" (sometimes, but 
> seldom, never)...
>
> when ready it will give you a "Search" block (and lots of other 
> controls and stuff you don't need to look at just now (but, someday)..
>
> type in "wine" and click "Search"
>
> the right side of the window will fill in (with every package with the 
> word "wine" in it)
>
> single left click the box to the left of "wine   An MS Windows 
> Emulator" and then click the "Accept" button in the lower right ...
>
> a new window will open listing the "Automatic Changes" becuase you 
> clicked on just one package, and YaST 'knows' it takes several 
> different bits to make wine work--generally YaST knows best, so click 
> "Continue" to accept its selected _needed_ additional packages..
>
> and, wait a little....it will do all the work and then wine is 
> installed..
>
> now, i can't help more because i don't have wine installed, because i 
> don't have or run any Windows programs...so, about all i know it sets 
> your machine up so you can install windows programs...but, i'm not 
> sure how...so, have a read here: http://en.opensuse.org/Wine
>
> again, welcome...
> dd
>
>
>


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