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So... We want to run foobar2000 on Linux, yes? But because Peter Palowski is on M$ payrole(joke:), we probably won't see it here anytime soon. But we really want Foobar2000 don't we? That's why we'll use... TADADA-DAM... wine! No, not that wine... no you really don't need that glass, put it down... yup, that's right.
You can see the screens here: http://dijak.gpiran.si/wine_foobar/
So first we'll need to install it, yesh?

There are a few ways to do that: using smart, yum, apt, rpm or deb.
I'll show you how to do just that using the smart, rpm or yum. (Because you really don't need to compile it - there are 6 versions of binaries for linux).
You can get [wine] 'ere: http://www.winehq.com/site/download

rpm:
Let's change the directory to where we'll save the rpms: eg /tmp

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cd /tmp

Now we shall download the binaries: eg using heatnet mirror, for downloading SuSE rpm

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wget http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/wine/wine-0.9.19-SuSELinux101.i586.rpm

Now comes the scary part, installing the binary package

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rpm -Uvh wine-0.9.19-SuSELinux101.i586.rpm

Again you'll see a fancy progress bar, und TA-DA. wine is installed.

smart, yum or apt:
the wine package is usually in the default repositories, so you won't even need to add one. Just type:

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smart update
smart install wine

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yum update
yum install wine

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apt-get update
apt-get install wine

If you don't like console, you can run:

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smart --gui

You could compile the source, or use the CVS, but that's beyond the scope of this tutorial.

Before you install foobar you'll need to configure wine:

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winecfg

Click on the audio tab and it should install the audio driver
Click on the drives tab and click autodetect

Let's install foobar2000 now.
Change the directory to where we'll save the installer: eg. /tmp

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cd /tmp

Download the installer:

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wget http://www.foobar2000.org/foobar2000_0.9.3.1.exe

Now type:

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wine foobar2000_0.9.3.1.exe

And TA-DA

Now, if you lost track of your program, you can run:

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winefile

to get Explorer like UI.

Your drive_c should be installed under ~/.wine/drive_c
You can run foobar by using:

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wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/foobar2000/foobar2000.exe

You should also get a foobar2000 icon on your desktop.

Join me next time, when I'll show you how to compile cedega from cvs, and use it to install and play Guild Wars.

EDIT1: Added the screens
EDIT2: Fixed a few typos
EDIT3: Changed: smart -gui to smart --gui

Edited by 113, 23 August 2006 - 03:01 AM.