I want to install Wine only for running a program, but I don't want to open any other Windows file (for security). Is it possible to ensure Wine does not execute .exe files automatically? Thank you.
Ubuntu – How to ensure Wine does not auto run .exe files
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Canonical put in an "interesting" feature in 10.04 which was intended to persuade "windows" users not to download random executables and run them. Perhaps understandable, but flawed, since it also prevented running executable from a read-only CD/ISO.
The capability is called the "cautious launcher".
There are a few ways to workaround this - you just need to be aware of the risks.
- Copy the executables to your desktop. Right click on the .exe file, select Properties, select the Permissions tab and check "Allow executing file as program". You should now be able to run the executable
- mount the cd/iso and run from the terminal
wine /media/cd-name/windowsname.exe - Right click on the .exe file, select Open with other application, followed by Use a custom command and use
winefor the command. For executables in the future - right click the exe and then select Open with wine. - remove the cautious-launcher permanently...
Edit the default launch command for wine
gksu gedit /usr/share/applications/wine.desktop
Change from
Exec=cautious-launcher %f wine start /unix
to
Exec=wine start /unix %f
I installed wine so I can answer this question better. Once wine finished installing (from Software Center)
I copied an EXE file over (utorrent.exe)
The I right clicked the file, and choose Open With --> Wine Windows Program Loader, and it opened. See image below.
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Wine does not run files automatically (poor wording choice on your part).
However, if you want exe files to open with something else by default, you need to change the associated program for exe files to something other than Wine (you can do this from the properties window in Nautilus).
To run your program, you can create a .desktop file or simply use "Open With" from the context menu.