SDB:Installing the WineRack CD in SUSE LINUX 9.1

Version: 9.1 - 9.1

Situation

You want to install and use the software included on the WineRack CD provided for version 9.0 in SUSE LINUX 9.1, too.

Procedure

Because the WineRack CD was developed as a patch CD for SUSE LINUX version 9.0 and a patch CD's directory tree is tuned to the respective distribution version, the RPM packages must be installed manually. It is not possible to use the YaST2's "Patch CD-Update" function from SUSE LINUX 9.1 for this CD.

Insert the CD and change to the CD's root directory. Then, as "root" user, change to the directory

   i386/update/9.0/rpm/i586

Assuming that the CD is mounted at /media/cdrom, you should be now in the directory /media/cdrom/i386/update/9.0/rpm/i586.

Execute the following command to install CrossOver Office and CrossOver Plugin:

  rpm -ihv crossover-*

If you also want to install WineX, you should install the packages python-numeric, python-gnome, and python-gtk from the 9.1 installation medium first (do not install these packages from the WineRack CD!):

  yast -i python-numeric python-gnome python-gtk

Then you can proceed to install the package winex3 from the WineRack CD:

   rpm -ihv winex3-3.2-4.i586.rpm

Notes: When the package winex3 is installed, YOU (YaST Online Update) offers an updated package the next time it starts. It is recommended to accept this package. <keyword>winerack,crossover,winex</keyword>