> Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 02:45:55 -0500 > From: "rlcgrn" <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: linux and wine noob needs help with > installing > SketchUp > To: wine-users@xxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: <1305272755.m2f.60877@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > I have Ubuntu 10.04 and just installed WINE 1.2 (because > it's stable version). > I am installing SketchUp 8, and the installer asks what > destination folder to install to. It defaults to > "C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\" > and won't let me change to the Linux format of > "home/user/Sketchup" > that I think is correct. What do I do? it is installing in to /home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/ > The Wine > FAQ states: > "WARNING: Do not try to configure Wine to point to your > actual Windows C:\ drive. This will break Windows and > require a Windows reinstall. We have tried to make this hard > to do, so you probably cannot do it by accident. If you do > manage this, Wine may or may not continue to operate, but > your Windows install will be 100% dead due to critical parts > of it being overwritten. The only way to fix Windows after > this has happened is to reinstall it. " the above is only if you have a REAL windows OS on another partition > Am I understanding this correctly? > How do I proceed? > > -- tom_a_sparks "It's a nerdy thing I like to do" Please use ISO approved file formats excluding Office Open XML - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1
