Having winecfg already opened and configure to emulate a virtual desktop of at least 1024x768 (So to not use fullscreen) open a terminal in Ubuntu (Outside wine) and go where the WMP11 executable is.Download the WMP11 version for Windows XP (I only tested this one.I mention it just in case POL installed something in Wine and I did not notice or didn't tell me about it ^^) we can proceed with WMP11: Pray to the Flying Spaghetti Monster and let yourself be touched by his noodly appendageĪfter all that is made (I also have PlayOnLinux installed.Configure winecfg in the video tab to a virtual window.Have winecfg opened all the time since you will be using it a lot.(Tested on my PC a laptop and in a last sorry excuse for PC just to make sure the procedure can repeat itself) If this is something you think solves the problem then accept, if not (Most likely will not since it is a weird way of installing it) then feel free to comment on it. I say half since you will not be able to visualize the theme of WMP11 but you will be able to play music and videos (Videos in this case only in fullcreen). I may be overlooking the (link in Resources) Can't find it. Select "OK" to load it into Media Player.īut I am having problems with step 2 (Download Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (link in Resources) and save it to Ubuntu's desktop). Go to "Applications" then "Wine," select "Programs" and open "Windows Media Player." Click "File" then "Open" and locate a DRM file you want to play. Once downloaded, right-click and select "Open with Wine Windows Emulator." Follow the on-screen prompts for installing it to your system. Open a Terminal (Applications, Accessories, Terminal) and type "sudo apt-get install wine." This installs Wine Windows Emulator, a free application that allows you to run many Windows programs within Linux.ĭownload Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (link in Resources) and save it to Ubuntu's desktop. We can install wine for deb based distributions like Ubuntu, Mint, and Kali with the following apt command.I am battling to install Windows Media Player 11 on Wine. Wine can be installed in different ways like distro repositories or downloading the package from wine site. Wine converts Windows API calls into POSIX calls and prevents disadvantages of other emulations methods. It is mainly called a compatibility layer which will match application system calls with the underlying operating system calls. Wine is designed to run Windows applications on POSIX compatible operating system Linux, MacOS, and BSD. Wine is known as an emulator but it describes itself as Wine Is Not an Emulator. Wine is a tool used to run Windows operating system applications like Office, Game, Desktop, Design, etc in a Linux distribution like Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Kali, Fedora, CentOS, etc. Linux is a very flexible operating system that provides different options for other operating system applications users.
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