Install Dreamweaver 8 on Mandriva Linux-free 2010-x86-64
For further help visit
http://systems-edge.co.uk/linux-dream/index.htmlDownload the wine program from Mandriva 2010 START, Install & Remove Software.
WINE is not an emulator – runs windows programs 1.1.32 1mdv2010.0 i586
Test wine from START, TOOLS, EMULATORS, WINE.
Check drive letters with configure
Test wine with minesweeper program.
If you are new to Linux and wine remember Linux does not like spaces.
trying to navigate to $cd Program Files does not work. To overcome this problem use back slash \ then a space.
( Program\ Files)
An alternative is by embeding in quotes '/home/tony/.wine/drive_c/dream/Dreamweaver 8/Dreamweaver.exe'
To ease installation of dreamweaver 8 and avoid long pathnames go to,
wine command line.
At the dos prompt enter C:
C:\>
then make a folder for dreamweaver
mkdir dream
mkdir webs
webs directory to hold your html programs.
insert you dreamweaver 8 dvd
open a terminal Konsole
[tony@localhost ~]$ cd /media/cdrom
locate your installation files on the cd/dvd
my dreamweaver exe files are located as
[tony@localhost media]$ cd /media/cdrom/dreamweaver/dreamweaver8
[tony@localhost dreamweaver8]$ ls
Dreamweaver8-en.exe*
[tony@localhost dreamweaver8]$ wine dw8_802_update_en.exe
Progress is reported on your konsole terminal
[tony@localhost dreamweaver8]$ wine dw8_802_update_en.exe
wine: created the configuration directory '/home/tony/.wine'
On the following installation Wizard
Destination Folder and Shortcuts
Install Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 under this folder:
enter
c:\dream
click on CHANGE
Default editor
Deselect all
Next
Launch Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 from the install Wizard.
click on site
check where to store your files
C:\webs
don't edit your files directly use your favorite ftp program when completed.
Create a simple test page and save.
close dreamweaver.
To run Dreamweaver
open wine with START, TOOLS, EMULATORS, WINE
navigate to c:\dream\deamweaver\ 8
Click on Dreamweaver.exe to run dreamweaver.
To create a shortcut from your desktop
right click while hovering over you desktop, a window will open select +create new.
A further window will open, click on link to application.
NAME: Dreamweaver
DESCRIPTION: dreamweaver
BROWSE TO:
'/home/tony/.wine/drive_c/dream/Dreamweaver 8/Dreamweaver.exe'
Click on the new desktop icon to run dreamweaver
Notes:
(a) When you have created your new dreamweaver 8 document click on the green world
PREVIEW/DEBUG IN BROWSER
select preview in winebrowser.
(b) The version of wine is for the i586. But running tests using
1.1.32 1mdv2010.0 i586 worked fine.
Mandriva Linux-free 2010-x86-64.
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