Reasons for creating Wine desktop launcher
- Some games launcher exe files just don't work right, and you have to use the main exe file to get the program to run.
- Wine is picky it wants to be in the directory the file is in when you run the exe. Normal menu items point to the program using the path, i.e. /home/ed/.wine/la la la .exe. That won't cut it.
So, you have to create a script that will change to the proper directory, then run the right file. Here is how you do that. We are going to create a launcher for World of Warcraft.
Open the terminal
gksudo gedit
copy the following lines
#!/bin/bash
cd ~/.wine/drive_c/World\ of\ Warcraft/
wine Wow.exe -opengl
Save the file as wowlauncher.sh under /bin (you can use the location which is easy for you to remember)
Close the file
Now you need to give execute permissions for your script
chmod a+x /bin/wowlauncher.sh
Create desktop launcher
If you want to Create desktop launcher right click on the desktop and choose Create Launcher.
Under Name, type World of Warcraft .
Under Command, type /bin/wowlauncher.sh
Enter Comment
Finally Click OK.
You can create which ever launcher you want with the same procedure
If you want to create fallout2 launcher use the following script
#!/bin/bash
cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Interplay/Fallout\ 2
wine FALLOUT2.exe
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Or right click on the desktop, choose create launcher and for the command enter:
env WINEPREFIX=”/home/username/.wine” wine “C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\SketchUp.exe”
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works great!
There is one little problem: if i use the launcher in docky (or cairo dock) i get 2 launchers – one for the launcher on the desktop and another for the actual app running (the wine Wow.exe -opengl part).
Same goes for preloading v4l1compat.so for skype.
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how can i set files association for a program that needs wine?
i’ve tried to go to file properties and then “open with” tab, but the “add” button is disabled .
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Thanks for the nice description. There is just one thing to add and i was struggling for this for some hours. you have to chmod the script with superuser rights (sudo chmod …). If not the chmod order will fail.
thx anyways!
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You are really my new hero!! I’ve been trying for hours to create a cairo-dock launcher for a program that runs through wine. This really made my day! Thanks!
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