winlinkexpress: new verb #2230
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Works on fresh wineprefixes ( |
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Added stuff to try to make the install more user-friendly. |
Using dotnet46 instead of wine-mono should reduce confusion for the average user while using this program (even if dotnet46 is more difficult to install on some systems and runs slower than wine-mono)
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Hi @WheezyE, Thanks for the contribution. I don't think this belong in winetricks, as it's not something that's likely to be used by many users, but rather a niche set of users. You could make this into standalone verb that users can use to install it in an automated way, see https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks?tab=readme-ov-file#custom-verb-files. |
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That makes sense. Thank you for the tip on making this into a 'plugin'. I might try that for my Winelink project. Thank you also for winetricks, it's a great script. |
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You're welcome! Good luck on your project! |
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I would like to add this verb to winetricks to aid the more hardware-oriented amateur radio hobbyists who want to try the Winlink Express client-side software. Please let me know your thoughts on adding this verb - and if you have any ideas for this code.
There have been many informal installation guides and scripts for installing Winlink Express on Linux via wine over the years, including my own project Winɘlink - which I am in the process of merging into Pi-Apps. Winlink Express' main developers have actively responded to compatibility improvements specifically for Wine on several occasions and even included allusions to Wine in their changelogs. I believe many users could benefit from incorporating it into winetricks. This proposed verb's version is frozen in time with an archive.org link, but the program itself checks for updates once installed.
Thank you!
Eric (KI7POL)