May 05, 2015 dimesio wrote:Have you checked your distro for wine-mono and wine-gecko packages? Most distros package them. Most distros package them. I'm using a minimized slackware distro (puppy slacko). Wine is available as a minimized package which does not bundle mono and gecko.
In this article, we will build Wine on Mac OS. Wine (Wine is not an emulator) is an excellent program that allows you to run Windows programs and games on Linux and macOS.
How to Install Wine on Mac OS Mojave
You can use Wine to run Windows programs on your Mac because this is both free and specific. There are other programs that allow you to run Windows applications on macOS. These;
Install Wine To Mac And Cheese
- ExaGear
In our previous articles, we installed PlayOnMac, which provides a GUI to the Wine infrastructure.
In this article, we will configure Wine to run a Windows-compatible program on Apple PC, Apple’s new operating system.
NOTE: You can also install Wine on Mac OS Catalina 10.15 by following the steps in this article.
Wine Mac Os X
How to Configure and Use Wine
Before proceeding with the installation steps, do a clean MacOS Mojave, and then download the application to your computer by clicking the button below.
After downloading the program, follow the steps below in order to install on macOS Mojave 10.14.
Step 1
Double-click the wine-for-Mac.zip file to extract it to the desktop.
Step 2
Wait while the .zip file is expanding.
Step 3
Double click on the program to run Wine.
Step 4
Close Winetricks and General Preferences.
Step 5
On the Wine – Change Prefix window, click the Add button.
Step 6
Type a Folder Name for the Windows programs or games you will install on your computer, and then specify its location. Click the Save button to save the settings.
Step 7
Wait while wine is creating the Prefix.
Step 8
Once the prefix has successfully created, click the OK button.
Running Windows Software on Mac
After installing and configuring Wine, follow the steps below to examine how to install a Windows program on your PC.
Step 1
To install Notepad++, a Windows program using Wine, first download the program to your Mac here. Double-click the Notepad++ .exe file to start the installation.
Step 2
After the Wine software opens automatically, click the Go button.
Step 3
After the installation of Notepad++ on Mac, select the language you want to use and click OK.
Step 4
Complete Notepad++ installation on macOS Mojave.
Step 5
You can check the Notepad ++ version under “? / About“.
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Final Word
In this article, we have installed the most widely used and free Wine program to run Windows programs on Apple operating system. And finally, we have installed Notepad ++ to run and test the Windows program. Thanks for following us!
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A front-end launcher program for Foobar2000 on Mac OS X that is running under WINE. If you have wine installed, this script merely creates a launcher app for running foobar2000, therefore Foobar2000mac is now accessible in Launchpad and/or can be pinned to your Dock.
Anyone who wants to run Foobar2000 using the MS Windows compatibility layer called Wine and have a easy to use launcher program to start it. The benefits of this approach are
First grab a copy of foobar2000's installer here via foobar2000.org
Homebrew Method:
- Homebrew and WINE - See setup guide below
- foobar2000Mac Launcher.app Download Brew Version
MacPorts Method
- MacPorts and WINE - See setup guide below
- foobar2000Mac Launcher.app Download MacPorts Version
How-to: Download the launcher, unzip it, and drag it into the Applications folder. Next, access it with Launchpad, Spotlight, Alfred and even pin to the Dock.
- Homebrew Version foobar2000Mac Launcher.app
- Macports Version foobar2000Mac Launcher.app
Install Wine Mac High Sierra
Brew is easier to setup and use. Go here for the Brew & Wine Setup Guide
If you have Wine already installed, then skip to Step 4. Otherwise you should know that setting this up is not for the faint of heart, but you will learn much along the way. Installing X11, Java RE, MacPorts, Xcode, Wine is a bit time consuming, but it is worth it.Things go more smoothly by following this setup order:
- X11 must be installed. If you don't know what it is or never installed it on your Mac (it's a seperate OS X add-on Apple releases), then go grab it from this website here:
- Java Runtime Environment (JRE) must be installed. Check to see if Java is installed by opening a terminal and typing:java -version
If you do have Java installed, then it will show you what version you have,
otherwise, download and install the JRE from here:
- MacPorts must be installed. Ports gives you access to a repository like Linux has to find, install, and update thousands of free *nix programs that Apple left out. It does this by grabbing the software code required to build into a runnable program, builds, and installs it. It may take longer than downloading and installing a program that is ready to install, but programs and their dependencies are more likely to run better and faster, since it was built for your exact setup instead of being built for all setups. Download it here:
This has a few steps which cost nothing but time, which are
- Once MacPorts is installed, then in a terminal use these command to update Ports, then install Wine:sudo port selfupdatesudo port upgrade outdated
Note:If installing a new port program or upgrading outdated fails, restart your computer and try again.This will clear out your system temp folder, and it will often fix any install problems.
Depending on the speed of your computer, it might take a few hours to build and install wine, along with all it's resources it requires.
If you want to search for other Port programs use this command
- Grab a copy of foobar2000. Download it here:foobar2000.org
- Run wine to launch the Foobar2000 installer. In the terminal:wine Downloads/foobarinstaller.exe
- Finally, install the launcher app by copying Foobar2000mac.app into your Application folder. Next,
- If you want it to stay in your Dock, then drag it onto it from the Applications folder
- If you want it to be findable in Launchpad, then drag it onto it from the Applications folder
If you prefer a simplier way get Foobar2000 running on OS X, then maybe CrossOver is a better choice, but doing so you won't have the MacPorts repository of programs you can natively build and install.