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How to Install & Run MPE in Linux via Wine - kdemeoz - 3rd April 2017
Leveraging rocky7x's
https://forums.mauilinux.org/showthread.php?tid=24331&pid=42194#pid42194 excellent tip for MS Office, here's a method i deployed successfully today to Install & Run MyPhoneExplorer in Linux via Wine.
It might also work for older Wine versions, but i know at least that it works in Wine 1.8 & 2.0.
Code:
WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-myphoneexplorer WINEARCH='win32' winecfg
sudo apt-get install winbind winetricks
WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-myphoneexplorer WINEARCH='win32' winetricks vb6run
WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-myphoneexplorer WINEARCH='win32' wine MyPhoneExplorer_Setup_v1.8.8.exe
[before running that command, cd to directory holding the EXE]The preceding steps will create the dedicated Wine Prefix & install MPE into it [including the nice integration with Maui's Application Menu to launch it]. Thereafter MPE will launch when you want it, but... you will probably find that you cannot [yet] actually connect your Android phone & get MPE to see it.
Hence, as a once-off procedure:
Code:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adbThereafter, every time you wish to synch your Android phone with MPE, you MUST do this BEFORE you launch MPE the first time that session [otherwise you'll continue getting connection failure error msgs when you try]:
Code:
adb wait-for-devicesI have previously installed MPE in PlayOnLinux in Maui, & that works also, with the same caveat as above. Now that i've learned about creating Wine Prefixes from Rocky, this way will become my ongoing way to use MPE in Linux, as i like the seamless integration with the Applications Menu.
However note this bug [applies to both PoL & Wine methods]: When the MPE pgm window opens, it sometimes interacts badly with the Plasma desktop window focus, causing the wrong window to focus, & leading then to a lot of frustration. I have not solved the bug, but i have deduced an effective workaround. If anyone is interested & asks, I'll add it to the thread.