When to use: you want users to install a package that runs the Windows app via Wine.
To make the application show up in the Linux app menu, create a .desktop file: nano my-app-package/usr/share/applications/my-app.desktop Use code with caution. Add the following configuration:
Steps:
myapp_deb/DEBIAN/postinst :
Open your terminal ( Ctrl + Alt + T ) and run the following commands to install Wine on an Ubuntu or Debian system: sudo apt update sudo apt install wine64 wine32 Use code with caution. Step 2: Run the EXE File
Creates an isolated Windows environment (a Wine prefix) on the user's Linux system. Copies the EXE files into that environment.
To make an .exe work on Linux, you must provide the Windows environment (Wine) to interpret the instructions.
Use the alien tool or the standard dpkg-deb tool to compile your folder structure into a redistributable installation link: dpkg-deb --build my-package Use code with caution.
—but it was forged in the distant land of Windows. In the realm of Linux,