[EdLUG] Wine

[Andrew Ramage]

I actually use RhythmBox for local music.  I just wanted to connect with my
new iPhone.

On Sun, 12 May 2024 at 19:49, Nick Jones <nick at dischord.org> wrote:

> iTunes is a pain to run via Wine but it's possible - in fact I stuck it in
> a Docker container a few years back for the sake of convenience (
> https://github.com/yankcrime/dockerfiles/tree/master/itunes) and it was
> mostly functional.  However, there's now a perfectly fine version of Apple
> Music available via https://music.apple.com, I run that as a PWA via
> Chrome and it kind of functions like like a native app.
>
> Reason I mention it is that Apple don't advertise the web-based version of
> Apple Music very well, and so if what you're after is just the ability to
> stream stuff from their service / your library then that's your best bet.
>
> --
>
> -Nick
>
>
> On Sun, 12 May 2024 at 11:08, <jfogg at duck.com> wrote:
>
>> Last time I checked iTunes didn't work under WINE, was one of those
>> pieces of software notorious for being difficult. Looking at WINE HQ, even
>> if the installation works it's not usable for most features.
>>
>> https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=31322
>>
>> On Sun, 12 May 2024, 10:37 Andrew Ramage, <
>> andrew.ramage.1963_at_gmail.com_jfogg at duck.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The programs are; 1. iTunes for Windows 2. Kindle Reader for PC I'll try
>>> to copy the popup below. It is from KDE Connect, which links my (old) phone
>>> and the desktop. On Sun, 12 May 2024 at 10:31, Jere
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>>> The programs are;
>>> 1.  iTunes for Windows
>>> 2. Kindle Reader for PC
>>>
>>> I'll try to copy the popup below.  It is from KDE Connect, which links
>>> my (old) phone and the desktop.
>>>
>>> [image: image.png]
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 12 May 2024 at 10:31, Jeremy Nicoll <
>>> jn.ml.elx.813 at letterboxes.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 12 May 2024, at 10:14, Andrew Ramage wrote:
>>>> > I have 2 install files for Windows downloaded.  When I try to execute
>>>> them,
>>>> > they pop up a window asking for the device to install on.  The drop
>>>> down
>>>> > list is empty and I cannot type in the text boxd on the window.  How
>>>> do I
>>>> > get the files installed ?
>>>>
>>>> Dunno.  What ae you trying to install?
>>>>
>>>> Are you trying to install Windows itself, (I suppose not, if WINE is
>>>> involved)
>>>> or applications designed to run under Windows?
>>>>
>>>> Is the pop-up window coming from one of those installers, or from Wine?
>>>>
>>>> I can't think of any installer that I've run from/under Windows that
>>>> uses a
>>>> drop-down menu to ask where something should be placed.  They
>>>> normally just ask for the path to a directory.
>>>>
>>>> Installers for Windows applications are sometimes not needed (under
>>>> Windows, I mean).  Some authors provide "portable" versions which
>>>> are merely zipped up collections of files that one can place where
>>>> one wants, if one knows how to, set up one's own shortcuts if one
>>>> needs them etc.
>>>>
>>>> There's also "Portable Apps" which are something different, but as
>>>> (under Windows) those install as standalone programs (which could
>>>> be put on a USB stick ... but in my case I put them on an SSD but
>>>> outwith the normal Windows directories) and it's possible those
>>>> would work better under Wine as they're already designed not to
>>>> be in standard Windows locations.
>>>>
>>>> It's worth hunting for the simpler option, if it exists.
>>>>
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>>>> Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own.
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