Wine (正體中文)
Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Microsoft Windows applications on Unix-like operating systems. Windows programs running in Wine act as native programs would, running without the performance or memory usage penalties of an emulator, with a similar look and feel to other applications on your desktop environment.
安裝
Wine is constantly updated and available in the [community] repository for i686 and in [multilib] for x86_64.
開啟multilib
在 /etc/pacman.conf
中找到
#[multilib] #SigLevel = PackageOptional #Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
並把 [multilib] 以及 Include 前的注解符號去掉,變成:
[multilib] #SigLevel = PackageOptional Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
或是自行加入這兩行。
接著更新 pacman:
sudo pacman -Syu
安裝 wine
# pacman -S wine
You may also require wine_gecko if your applications make use of Internet Explorer
# pacman -S wine_gecko
Architectural differences
Wine in Arch Linux on i686 is packaged just like expected. It includes a standard 32-bit Wine installation and is unable to execute any 64-bit Windows applications. However, the x86_64 Wine package includes both, a 32-bit and a 64-bit Windows compatibility layer in one.
This so called WoW64 allows the user to use 32-bit and 64-bit Windows programs concurrently and even in the same WINEPREFIX with a win64 WINEARCH. The current support for this in Wine itself is limited and users are recommended to use a win32 WINEPREFIX. See #Using WINEARCH for more information on this.
To clarify the above, the i686 package Wine will work exactly like a x86_64 package Wine with a win32 WINEPREFIX with no ill effects.
Configuration
By default, Wine stores its configuration files and installed Windows programs in ~/.wine
. This directory is commonly called a "Wine prefix" or "Wine bottle." It is created/updated automatically whenever you run a Windows program or one of Wine's bundled programs such as winecfg. The prefix directory also contains a tree which your Windows programs will see as "C: drive."
You can override the location Wine uses for a prefix with the WINEPREFIX environment variable. This is useful if you want to use separate configurations for different Windows programs. For example if you run one program with
$ env WINEPREFIX=~/.win-a wine program-a.exe
and another with
$ env WINEPREFIX=~/.win-b wine program-b.exe
the two programs will each have separate "C: drives" and registries.
To create a default prefix without running a Windows program or other GUI tool you can use
$ env WINEPREFIX=~/.customprefix wineboot -u
Configuring Wine is typically accomplished using winecfg, Wine's control panel, and regedit.
-
winecfg is a GUI configuration tool for Wine. You can run it from a console window with
$ winecfg
or$ WINEPREFIX=~/.some_prefix winecfg
-
control.exe is Wine's implementation of Windows' Control Panel which can be accessed with
$ wine control
- regedit is Wine's registry editing tool. If winecfg and the Control Panel were not enough, see WineHQ's article on Useful Registry Keys
Using WINEARCH
If you are using wine from [multilib], you will notice that winecfg will get you a 64-bit wine environment by default. You can change this behavior using the WINEARCH environment variable. Rename your ~/.wine directory and create a new wine environment by running:
$ WINEARCH=win32 winecfg
This will get you a 32-bit wine environment. Not setting WINEARCH will get you a 64-bit one.
You can combine this with WINEPREFIX to make a separate win32 and win64 environment:
$ WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/win32 winecfg $ WINEPREFIX=~/win64 winecfg
Note that a win64 WINEARCH is meant to be able to run 32-bit Windows applications as well as 64-bit ones. However, support for this is limited in Wine and users are encouraged to use a win32 WINEPREFIX for the time being until support improves.
You can also use winetricks and WINEARCH in one command for installing something from winetricks like this (using Steam as an example):
env WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=~/.local/share/wineprefixes/steam winetricks steam
Note: you do not have create the steam subdirectory in the wineprefixes directory, it will create for you. See the Bottles section below for more information.
Graphics Drivers
For most games, Wine requires high performance accelerated graphics drivers. This likely means using proprietary binary drivers from NVIDIA or Amd/ATI. Intel drivers should mostly work as well as they are going to out of the box.
A good sign that your drivers are inadequate or not properly configured is when Wine reports the following in your terminal window:
Direct rendering is disabled, most likely your OpenGL drivers have not been installed correctly
For x86-64 systems, additional 32-bit [multilib] or AUR packages are required:
-
NVIDIA:
# pacman -S lib32-nvidia-utils
For older lib32-nvidia-utils (e.g. nvidia-96xx drivers), see here. -
Intel:
# pacman -S lib32-intel-dri
Run Wine withLIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib32/xorg/modules/dri
-
AMD/ATI:
# pacman -S lib32-ati-dri
For ATI's proprietary drivers, install lib32-catalyst-utilsAUR[broken link: package not found] from AUR
Sound
By default sound issues may arise when running Wine applications. Ensure only one sound device is selected in winecfg. Currently, the Alsa driver is the most supported.
If you want to use OSS in Wine, you will need to install the oss package. The OSS driver in the kernel will not suffice.
Fonts
If Wine applications are not showing easily readable fonts, you may not have Microsoft's Truetype fonts installed. See MS Fonts. If this does not help, try running winetricks allfonts
. (See #Winetricks below.)
After running such programs, kill all wine servers and run winecfg. Fonts should be legible now.
If the fonts look somehow smeared, import the following text file into the Wine registry with regedit:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wine\X11 Driver] "ClientSideWithRender"="N"
Desktop Launcher Menus
By default, installation of Wine does not create desktop menus/icons for the software which comes with Wine (e.g. for winecfg, winebrowser, etc). However, installing Windows programs with Wine, in most cases, should result in the appropriate menu/desktop icons being created. For example, if the installation program (e.g. setup.exe) would normally add an icon to your Desktop or "Start Menu" on Windows, then Wine should create corresponding freedesktop.org style .desktop files for launching your programs with Wine.
If you wish to add on to the menu to create an Ubuntu-like Wine sub-menu, then follow these instructions:
Creating Menu Entries
First, install a Windows program using Wine to create the base menu. After the base menu is created, you can start to add the menu entries. In GNOME, right-click on the desktop and select "Create Launcher...". The steps might be different for KDE/Xfce. Make three launchers using these settings:
Type: Application Name: Configuration Command: winecfg Comment: Configure the general settings for Wine
Type: Application Name: Uninstall Programs Command: wine uninstaller Comment: Uninstall Windows programs under Wine properly
Type: Application Name: Browse C:\ Drive Command: wine winebrowser c:\\ Comment: Browse the files in the virtual Wine C:\ drive
Now that you have these three launchers on your desktop, it is time to put them into the menu. But, first you should change the launchers to dynamically change icons when a new icon set is installed. To do this, open the launchers that you just made in your favorite text editor. Change the following settings to these new values: Configuration launcher:
Icon[en_US]=wine-winecfg Icon=wine-winecfg
Uninstall Programs launcher:
Icon[en_US]=wine-uninstaller Icon=wine-uninstaller
Browse C:\ Drive launcher:
Icon[en_US]=wine-winefile Icon=wine-winefile
If these settings produce a ugly/non-existent icon, it means that there are no icons for these launchers in the icon set that you have enabled. You should replace the icon settings with the explicit location of the icon that you want. Clicking the icon in the launcher's properties menu will have the same effect. A great icon set that supports these shortcuts is GNOME-colors.
Now that you have the launchers fully configured, now it is time to put them in the menu. Copy them into ~/.local/share/applications/wine/
.
Wait a second, they are not in the menu yet! There is one last step. Create the following text file
~/.config/menus/applications-merged/wine-utilities.menu
<!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN" "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/menu-1.0.dtd"> <Menu> <Name>Applications</Name> <Menu> <Name>wine-wine</Name> <Directory>wine-wine.directory</Directory> <Include> <Filename>wine-Configuration.desktop</Filename> </Include> <Include> <Filename>wine-Browse C:\ Drive.desktop</Filename> </Include> <Include> <Filename>wine-Uninstall Programs.desktop</Filename> </Include> </Menu> </Menu>
Go check in the menu and there should be the minty fresh options waiting to be used!
KDE 4 Menu Fix[1]
The Wine menu items may appear in "Lost & Found" instead of the Wine menu in KDE 4. This is because kde-applications.menu is missing the MergeDir option.
Edit /etc/xdg/menus/kde-applications.menu
At the end of the file add <MergeDir>applications-merged</MergeDir>
after <DefaultMergeDirs/>
, it should look like this:
<Include> <And> <Category>KDE</Category> <Category>Core</Category> </And> </Include> <DefaultMergeDirs/> <MergeDir>applications-merged</MergeDir> <MergeFile>applications-kmenuedit.menu</MergeFile> </Menu>
Alternatively you can create a symlink to a folder that KDE does see:
ln -s ~/.config/menus/applications-merged ~/.config/menus/kde-applications-merged
This has the added bonus that an update to KDE will not change it, but is per user instead of system wide.
Running Windows Applications
To run a 32-bit windows application:
$ wine <path to exe>
To run a 64-bit windows application on a x86-64 system:
$ wine64 <path to exe>
To install using an MSI installer, use the included msiexec utility:
$ msiexec installername.msi
- The official FAQ - General information about Wine and Frequently Asked Questions
- The Wine Application Database (AppDB) - Information about running specific Windows applications (Known issues, ratings, guides, etc tailored to specific applications)
- The WineHQ Forums - A great place to ask questions after you have looked through the FAQ and AppDB
If it does not "just work," these resources will often be your first stops toward getting your Windows software working.
Tips and Tricks
These tools will assist in the installation of typical Windows components. In most cases they should be used as a last effort, as it may severely alter your wine configuration.
Installing Microsoft Office 2007
A small tweak is needed to install the office suite. Follow these steps to accomplish it:
$ WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=/path/to/wineprefix winecfg # pacman -S winetricks $ winetricks msxml3 $ wine /path/to/office_cd/setup.exe
For additional info, see the WineHQ article.
OpenGL Modes
Many games have an OpenGL mode which may preform better than their default DirectX mode. While the steps to enable OpenGL rendering is application specific, many games accept the -opengl
parameter.
$ wine /path/to/3d_game.exe -opengl
You should of course refer to your application's documentation and Wine's AppDB for such application specific information.
PlayOnLinux
PlayOnLinux is a graphical Windows and DOS program manager. It contains many scripts to assist the configuration and running of progams. You can find playonlinux in AUR.
PlayOnLinux can also manage multiple Wine versions and use a specific version for each executable because of regressions. If you need to know what Wine version works best for a certain game, try the Wine Application Database.
PyWinery
PyWinery is a graphical and simple wine-prefix manager which allows you to launch apps and manage configuration of separate prefixes, also have a button to open winetricks in the same prefix, to open prefix dir, winecfg, application uninstaller and wineDOS. You can install pywineryAUR from AUR. It is especially useful for having differents settings like DirectX games, office, programming, etc, and choose which prefix to use before you open an application or file.
It's recommended using winetricks by default to open. exe files, so you can choose between any wine configuration you have.
Sidenet Wine Configuration Utility
- Download the latest version
- unpack it
- READ THE README
- execute
./setup
- Follow the instructions
Keep in mind: Like stated on the site, you are only allowed to install DCOM98 if you possess a valid License for Windows98.
Using Wine as an interpreter for Win16/Win32 binaries
It is also possible to tell the kernel to use wine as an interpreter for all Win16/Win32 binaries. First mount the binfmt_misc filesystem:
# mount -t binfmt_misc none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc
Or you can add this line to your /etc/fstab
:
none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc defaults 0 0
Then, tell the kernel how to interpret Win16 and Win32 binaries:
echo ':DOSWin:M::MZ::/usr/bin/wine:' > /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register
You can add this line to /etc/rc.local
to make this setting permanent. In this case you may want to ignore stderr to avoid error messages when changing runlevels:
{ echo ':DOSWin:M::MZ::/usr/bin/wine:' > /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register; } 2>/dev/null
Now try to run a Windows program:
chmod 755 exefile.exe ./exefile.exe
Wineconsole
Often you may need to run .exes to patch game files, for example a widescreen mod for an old game, and running the .exe normally through wine might yield nothing happening. In this case, you can open a terminal and run the following command:
$ wineconsole cmd
Then navigate to the directory and run the .exe file from there.
Wine-doors
Wine-doors is a WineTools replacement. It features a GNOME GUI and works like a package manager. Works fine in 64bit. [No longer available in the AUR].
WineTools assistant
Winetools is a script that facilitates in the installation of some core components for wine in order to install other programs. Note this is not necessary for wine, but does help if you want to get Internet Explorer running.
You can download winetoolsAUR[broken link: package not found] and see AUR for instructions to build and install.
Winetricks
Winetricks is a quick script that allows one to install base requirements needed to run some Windows programs. Installable components includes DirectX 9.x, msxml (required by Microsoft Office 2007 and Internet Explorer), visual runtime libraries and many more.
You can install winetricks via pacman.
# pacman -S winetricks
Then run winetricks as a normal user:
$ winetricks
Alternatives to Win16 / Win32 binaries
- Codeweavers - Codeweavers' Crossover Office; Aimed at Office Users
External Resources
- Official Wine Website
- Wine Application Database
- Advanced configuring your gfx card and OpenGL settings on wine; Speed up wine
- FileInfo[dead link 2020-08-06 ⓘ] - Find Win32 PE/COFF headers in EXE/DLL/OCX files under linux/unix environment.