Playing windows ga,es through wine, but not installing them in Linux?

Edward78 · 21 Sep 2011 at 06:08

Ok so Windows is being a pain, so if I install wine, can I play games already installed on another drive I use to play in windows?

Edward78 · 21 Sep 2011 at 14:50

masterluke said:
Try it and see.. only takes seconds to install wine. Don't forget the set the .exe as executable. Easy way is to right click \ properties \ permissions \ allow executing as program. You are on ubuntu right?

Mint 10.

SMN said:
Better bet is to play via PlayOnLinux: http://www.playonlinux.com/en/

I got my missus' Ubuntu laptop running every version of the Sims including the latest version on it without any issue at all.

Can I run a game already installed through windows?

Edward78 · 21 Sep 2011 at 18:48

How do I su in the GUI?

Edward78 · 21 Sep 2011 at 19:10

masterluke said:
Its generally not a good idea as its easy to break stuff.. but if you really want to you can do a "sudo nautilus" to get a file browser with root access

(if thats what you are asking because in typical Edward78 style you have completely failed at explaining properly what you want)

I just need to make the eve exe executable. Still won't let me make it executable.

I just want to play a game sheeesh.

Edward78 · 21 Sep 2011 at 19:53

masterluke said:
sudo chmod a+x /path/to/file.exe

sudo chmod a+x /media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program Files/CCP/EVE.exe

Returns chmod: cannot access `/media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `Files/CCP/EVE.exe': No such file or directory

Edward78 · 22 Sep 2011 at 15:52

My eve is at /media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program Files/CCP/EVE

So why does sudo chmod a+x /media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program\ /Files/CCP/EVE/EVE.exe return that
chmod: cannot access `/media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program /Files/CCP/EVE/EVE.exe': No such file or directory if I try sudo chmod a+x /media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program\ /Files/CCP/EVE.exe I also get
chmod: cannot access `/media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program /Files/CCP/EVE.exe': No such file or directory

Edward78 · 22 Sep 2011 at 18:54

masterluke said:
did you try..

sudo chmod a+x "/media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program Files/CCP/EVE.exe"

??

I still get the same with /eve.exe & eve/eve.exe

sudo chmod a+x "/media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program Files/CCP/EVE/EVE.exe"
chmod: cannot access `/media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program Files/CCP/EVE/EVE.exe': No such file or directory

I want to know where does it think eve is? In properties in gnomr it says Location is /media/2280F6CE80F6A805/Program Files/CCP/EVE.

Edward78 · 23 Sep 2011 at 04:51

cd /media/2280F6CE80F6A805 even gives me the no such error.

Edward78 · 24 Sep 2011 at 16:09

I got it.

Edward78 · 24 Sep 2011 at 18:25

Oxy said:
Is it working?

Well no graphics drivers are installed.