Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2017 19:12:48 +0000 From: Grzegorz Junka <list1@gjunka.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wine & PlayOnBSD Message-ID: <2e9002fb-c8e5-251d-3c41-452cdcb98f8a@gjunka.com> In-Reply-To: <58693C2B.7040806@abinet.ru> References: <88ccc43a-d28e-588b-9d3f-01fb3a1c85b9@gjunka.com> <58693C2B.7040806@abinet.ru>
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On 01/01/2017 17:28, abi wrote: > > On 01.01.2017 18:28, Grzegorz Junka wrote: >> I am using FreeBSD 10.3 x64. I understand that to run Windows >> applications on that configuration I can use only one of the following: >> >> 1. playonbsd-4.2.10_1 >> 2. wine-staging-2.0.r3_1,1 >> 3. i386-wine-staging-2.0.r3_1,1 >> 4. wine-devel-2.0.r3_1,1 >> 5. i386-wine-devel-2.0.r3_1,1 >> 6. wine-1.8.6,1 >> 7. i386-wine-1.8.6,1 >> >> Currently I have installed playonbsd, which is good but it seems that >> not all applications I would like to install can be installed on it. >> >> Which one of those options would give me the most compatibility with >> office-type and multimedia applications (e.g. DVD player, SoftPhone, >> applications that access USB), not necessarily games? >> >> Should I prefer some of these ports over others for my x64 system? >> >> When switching from one port to another (e.g. wine to playonbsd) can >> I keep the currently installed Windows applications or I would need >> to reinstall any of the applications/libraries installed on the >> previous version? >> >> It seems that front-end ports (q4wine, swine) default to 4. from the >> list (wine-devel-2.0.r3_1,1). Is there any reason for that? Can they >> run without problems on a x64 system? >> >> Many thanks for any insights. > > Probably you need i386-wine-devel and emulators/winetricks > playonbsd is a wrapper for wine. No need to use it at all, just get > installer for you program, create new wineprefix and install software > into it > > Personally, I make 1 wineprefix for 1 program (or program group ) with > env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.local/share/wineprefixes/ck2 wineboot > sandbox it with winetricks if needed > copy installer into $HOME/.local/share/wineprefixes/ck2/drive_c/Distr > env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.local/share/wineprefixes/ck2 wine cmd > navigate to Distr and run installer > > ck2 is example prefix for crusader kings II. I love Paradox games :P > Thank you for the tips. Any reason why I shouldn't be using the x64 versions? And also, wasn't playonbsd designed to give a greater compatibility with Windows applications? What benefit is it to use playonbsd over normal wine with winetricks then? I mean, why is it in ports? Greg
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