On 07/25/2018 01:27 PM, Roy wrote:
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
Hello,
You might try the commercial version of wine at https://www.codeweavers.com
They have a free trial version and if it works the full version is not
very expensive.
Best regards,
Fred