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winetricks: Specify a custom Wine directory to run Winetricks in.
$ WINEPREFIX=${path-to-wine_directory} winetricks
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This command sets the environment variable WINEPREFIX to the specified path-to-wine_directory and then runs the "winetricks" command with that WINEPREFIX.

Explanation of terms:

  • Environment variable: It is a variable that holds values and is used by the operating system to determine various settings or behavior of programs.
  • WINEPREFIX: It is an environment variable used by the Wine software to specify the location of the "prefix", which is a directory containing Windows-like environment and registry settings for Wine applications.
  • ${path-to-wine_directory}: Replace this with the actual path to the directory where Wine is installed on your system.
  • winetricks: It is a script used to download and install various Windows libraries, tools, and applications that may be required by certain Windows programs running through Wine. It simplifies the process of setting up additional components for Wine.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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