im trying to get the sims to run for the kids and all im getting is the following error
john@localhost ~]$ wine Sims.exe
wine: could not load L"c:\\windows\\system32\\Sims.exe": Module not found
[john@localhost ~]$
ive tried following the wine hq guide but its a little in depth for someone like me


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Is this the special version of the Simms for linux?
If it is then it should work but the Windows version is specifically written not to work with what it thinks is a debugger running ... it thinks your trying to hack cheat codes...

I spent a long time trying this about 4 yrs ago....it simply won't run unless you get the specially modded version ...

give the full path to the Sims.exe file....i.e.:

you're basically passing it no way of determining where the program file is, and it's looking in the wrong place. I assume - of course - that you've already installed it from the cd? If not, you'll need to do that, i.e.:
the above examples may not have the proper path/file names, you'll need to determine that yourself before installing.

If you want an easier way to do it and don't mind shelling out $15, you can always try Cedega (please - no one get off topic and start criticizing Cedega, we don't need to go through that ).

just bought sims for linux and trying to install it on 2007 free mandriva
according to the sims manual you type rpm -i /mnt/cdrom/*.rpm in a terminal
this is what i get
[john@localhost ~]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost john]# rpm -i /mnt/cdrom/*.rpm
error: File not found by glob: /mnt/cdrom/*.rpm
[root@localhost john]#
anyone any ideas

do you get any files listed when you do ? if not then your cd is not mounted so execute first the command after you have placed the cd in the tray. you might need to change to root though.

i am not up to speed with auto mounting since i still do it the old fashioned way/

ciao!

get the following


but when i try to install the packages ( i downloaded the new updates via transgaming

so you are not installing from the CD?



looks like dependency hell (aka circular dependency) to me (rpm a requires rpm b but b requires a). you can fix that with either of the following:



or (if those two are the only RPM packages on the directory)



i recommend using the -U switch since it will either update older versions of the package, or install them if this is the first time the package is being installed.

ciao!

hiya
just re-installed my machine but been long time since i played it
is there a way to put desktop icon for the game