SafeHarborGames Download Guide for Linux and other Wine users
NOTE: We do not currently support IOS or Android devices!
Attention Wine users
For platforms, such as Linux, that support WINE, we have discover what the optimal combination of components
are necessary to support our application, and we wanted to share them with any *nix users out there that are familiar with Wine.
Instructions
(This Guide has been tested on Linux Mint 19.1)
(This Guide has been tested on Linux Mint 19.1)
- One word of CAUTION - if you are not familiar with Linux, and at least understand what WINE is, then this may not be a solution for you.
- Replace every instance of userhomedir with your own folder in step 3.
- To install,
Ensure Wine is installed as per https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu
Create Wine Folder
From terminal, userhomedir, create folder Wine
/home/userhomedir/
mkdir Wine
Create the container, from terminal
WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=/home/userhomedir/Wine/safeharborgames winecfg
Hit Okay as soon as the GUI shows up
Install the executable
WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX=/home/userhomedir/Wine/safeharborgames wine msiexec.exe /i SHGWin.msi
Create 2 files in following folder
/home/userhomedir/.local/share/applications
mimeapps.list
safeharborgames.desktop
mimeapps.list, contains
[Default Applications]
x-scheme-handler/safeharborgames=safeharborgames.desktop
safeharborgames.desktop, contains
[Desktop Entry]
Name=safeharborgames
Exec=env WINEPREFIX="/home/userhomedir/Wine/safeharborgames" wine '/home/userhomedir/Wine/safeharborgames/drive_c/Program Files/SafeHarborGames/HarborGames.exe' %u
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Path=/home/userhomedir/Wine/safeharborgames/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/SafeHarborGames/
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/safeharborgames;
From here, you should be able to open SafeHarborGames from any browser.
Acknowledgements
- Wine HQ - http://www.winehq.org
