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commit c607c55bc0e7cd0fb90c204f4b33d96ccaf6fbd4 Author: Jens Reyer <jre.wine...@gmail.com> Date: Fri Sep 16 14:05:24 2016 +0200 Provide wine.desktop as example in wineVERSION. --- debian/README.debian | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- debian/changelog | 1 + debian/wineVERSION.examples | 1 + 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/README.debian b/debian/README.debian index 154921c..62d91ed 100644 --- a/debian/README.debian +++ b/debian/README.debian @@ -160,17 +160,33 @@ shown for Wine Gecko above, just replace gecko with mono. Automatically Launching Windows Executables =========================================== -You can configure Wine to automatically launch Windows executables from the -command line, for example: -$ notepad.exe - -To configure backend support for that, you'll need to install the wine-binfmt -package first and then execute: +You can configure your system to automatically launch Windows executables. But +this increases the risk of inadvertently launching Windows malware, so please +make sure that you understand the security risks before blindly setting this +up. + +You can directly launch Windows executables from the command line if the +executable bit is set, and if they are either in PATH or you specify the path +to them. To configure backend support for that, you'll need to execute: +$ sudo apt install wine-binfmt $ sudo update-binfmts --import wine -This change increases the risk of inadvertently launching Windows malware, so -please make sure that you understand the security risks before blindly setting -this up. - -To remove the support again execute: +To remove this backend support again execute: $ sudo update-binfmts --package wine --remove wine /usr/bin/wine + +You can also make Wine known to your desktop environment. Then you may for +example in a filebrowser double-click on Windows executables to start them, or +right-click on them to "Open With Wine Windows Programs Loader". To enable +support for this execute one of the following commands (both wine and +wine-development have the same wine.desktop file): +$ sudo cp /usr/share/doc/wine/examples/wine.desktop \ + /usr/share/applications/ +$ sudo cp /usr/share/doc/wine-development/examples/wine.desktop \ + /usr/share/applications/ + +To remove this again execute: +$ sudo rm /usr/share/applications/wine.desktop + +The changes should take effect automatically. If not execute: +$ sudo apt install desktop-file-utils +$ sudo update-desktop-database diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index cbb482b..234697e 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ wine-development (1.9.18-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium * Generate the correct SERVER_PROTOCOL_VERSION (closes: #836911, see also in stable: #836566). * Mention the alternatives system in wineVERSION's package description. + * Provide wine.desktop as example in wineVERSION. -- Jens Reyer <jre.wine...@gmail.com> Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:12:17 +0200 diff --git a/debian/wineVERSION.examples b/debian/wineVERSION.examples new file mode 100644 index 0000000..27cb817 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/wineVERSION.examples @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +loader/wine.desktop -- Alioth's /usr/local/bin/git-commit-notice on /srv/git.debian.org/git/pkg-wine/wine.git _______________________________________________ pkg-wine-party mailing list pkg-wine-party@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-wine-party