On 05.01.2017 22:12, Grzegorz Junka wrote:
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?
x64 version lacks WoW subsystem, so it can't execute 32-bit programs at
all. playonbsd can't give greater compatibility as it's wrapper for
wine. It can set compatibility options or install common software,
however you can find your program in wine database and look for recipes
yourself. I doubt playonbsd tracks wine precisely, wine changes too
fast, so probably not all recipes are up to date and it's not very
complex to do all steps manually after all. Why it's in port is a
rhetoric question, ports are user driven. Maybe someone like it or maybe
maintainer is a developer. I dunno, but ability to choose is always for
good.
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