On Fri, 2011-12-02 at 13:25 -0600, bigseb wrote: > Thanks, Martin. I am not very terminal fluent so: > cd $HOME ----> change to home directory Correct. Running "cd" with no arguments does the same but I showed the other form because what it does is more obvious. > mkdir .wine_myapp -----> create a dir in home folder with apps name > Correct. > export WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine_myapp" ----> don't know what this does :( > This redefines the $WINEPREFIX shell variable, which wine uses to find the prefix its going the use. $WINEPREFIX defaults to "$HOME/.wine" > I'll check out the link, in the meantime what does a wrapper script do? > Its a short-hand way of running an application in a non-default prefix. You can simply type the script name at the command prompt or create a launcher that uses it: this lets you click an icon to run it. The site that link references is mine: I use it for computer-related stuff. Martin
