Thanks Floris and Doug for your replies. Now I know that my question
made it to the list and at least one other person has a similar concern
with Garmin Express.
By Googling this, I have read many different forums and web pages about
installing this on Linux. Most of those discussions were from 2010 ~
2017. The only solution indicated to work was to install Windows as a
guest in a virtual machine. Oracle VirtualBox seems to be the most
popular. It is what I have used to evaluate numerous Linux distros
until finding those I like the best.
Since WINE is still under active development and it is 2018, I was
hoping that someone would respond with "It works on WINE if you do this,
this and this..." At least that would let me know that it was
possible. I am now of the opinion that GarminExpress-on-WINE is not
possible at this time. Either use the Windows-in-VBox or
Windows-dual-boot solution.
I am not a programmer but I consider myself to be a reasonably
proficient user from using DOS and various versions of Windows since the
early 1980's. I have only been using Linux for about 4 months and Google
answers most of my questions.
Doug-
to try to answer your question a "clean 32-bit Wineprefix", from what I
see in WINE is a virtual hard drive designated as C:\ as Windows would
do it. It contains a complete file system that looks like a
mini-Windows installation. It is designated as a 32-bit or 64-bit at
the time it is created. Much like installing a 32 or 64 bit version of
Windows. This is where the Windows program of concern and all of its
supporting components get installed. If you want a more complete
explanation please check out the WINE wiki page.
So, I am going to stop pursuing this unless any one else responds that
they have been able to make it work.
Best regards,
Roy
On 07/25/2018 01:13 PM, Doug wrote:
On 07/25/2018 06:18 AM, floris wrote:
Roy schreef op 2018-07-25 01:37:
(G-Express needs dotNetframework. That is where I get stuck when
trying to install it using WINE.)
Without knowing the .Net version, you could try to use a clean 32-bit
Wineprefix and use winetricks to install .Net
---
Floris
I have a similar question about installing the Garmin updater. I'm
afraid I don't understand the above. What is meant
by "a clean 32-bit Wineprefix"? Is Wineprefix a file, or what? I have
wine32.32bit, if that is relevant.
Thanx--doug
