Installation of Wine
In a first step, add the repository’s key to your system’s list of trusted APT keys by copy and pasting the following into your terminal :
wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -
In a second step, you must install wine depending on your distribution :
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Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04):
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/jaunty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
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Ubuntu Intrepid (8.10):
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/intrepid.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
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Ubuntu Hardy (8.04):
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/hardy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list
For more information visit the official website of Wine
Settings of Wine
Now that wine is installed, it must be configured to start the game :
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1st method : In your terminal :
winecfg
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2nd method : In the application menu go Wine» configure Wine
A window opens, then you must go to the drive tab.
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Click Autodetect
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Choose unit / media / cdromX (X is a number that represents your drive number) for the drive where the CD is inserted.
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Check that the type is noted CDROM
Finally before closing the configuration, go to the Applications tab and choose the version of Windows XP.
Installation of the game
Now we can start the game installer. For this you must go to the contents of the CDROM. You must use the terminal like this:
cd /media/cdrom0
And then just type a second command :
wine setup.exe
If not, you can visit Shortcuts» CDFM2008. Find install.exe, please right-click it and then click Open with another application and choose Wine.
Since a window opens, simply follow the setup as on Windows.
Run the game
To start the game, a link is created in the directory. You can also run from this path Wine> Programs> Sports Interactive> Football Manager 2008
And the game starts normally !
Installing a patch, is it possible?
Yes, you need to download the patch. Then go into the directory using the terminal:
If you put the application on the desktop, type:
cd Desktop/
and
wine File.exe
If you installed somewhere than on the desktop simply adjust the first order.
You can also right-click the file in question and then click Open with another application and choose Wine.
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