using Wine

Install and Configure Wine then use windows NARS program. Configure is in chapter 4.
 https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_User%27s_Guide#Using_Winecfg
https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/run-windows-apps-on-linux/
https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Wine-on-Linux

If you have wine already installed on your system, then the only thing you have to do is:
download the latest version of NARS2000, unzip it, and run it as

wine NARS2000.exe

see the last paragraph in http://wiki.nars2000.org/index.php/Platforms

Dear Bernard,

I am still mostly a novitiate in using the terminal.  I seem to have
installed 'playonlinux'--at least its icon responds and is in the
Applications list on my ubuntu 18.  But then in trying to install
NARS2000-0.5.14.11.exe, I keep running into cul de sacs. I can't seem to
get to this windows exe program for 'PlayOnLinux' to install and run
it?  This later Wine program is the one recommended in the wine users'
manual you sent to me below.

On 1/2/21 8:45 AM, Bernard Stafford wrote:
> Your question #694755 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/694755
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Bernard Stafford proposed the following answer:
> Install and Configure Wine then use windows NARS program. Configure is in chapter 4.
> https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_User%27s_Guide#Using_Winecfg
> https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/run-windows-apps-on-linux/
> https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Wine-on-Linux
>

The latest terminal text follows:

dave@dave-Precision-M4400:~$
playonlinux/home/downloads/NARS2000-0.5.14.11.exe
bash: playonlinux/home/downloads/NARS2000-0.5.14.11.exe: No such file or
directory
dave@dave-Precision-M4400:~$ playonlinux
home/downloads/NARS2000-0.5.14.11.exe
Looking for python... 2.7.17 - wxversion(s): 3.0-gtk3
selected
[main] Message: PlayOnLinux (4.2.12) is starting
[clean_tmp] Message: Cleaning temp directory
[Check_OpenGL] Warning: check_dd_x86 missing, test skipped
[Check_OpenGL] Warning: check_dd_amd64 missing, test skipped
[POL_System_CheckFS] Message: Checking filesystem for
/home/dave/.PlayOnLinux/
[main] Message: Filesystem is compatible
[POL_SetupWindow_Init] Message: Creating new window for pid 31073
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
Bad cookie!
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
[install_plugins] Message: Checking plugin: ScreenCap...
[install_plugins] Message: Checking plugin: PlayOnLinux Vault...
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
wget-log: Permission denied; disabling logging.
[update_check] Message: List is up to date
cat: /home/dave/home/downloads/NARS2000-0.5.14.11.exe: No such file or
directory
nc: port number too small: 0
[POL_SetupWindow_textbox] Message: textbox answer:
[POL_Wine_SelectPrefix] Message: Selecting prefix: _
[POL_System_SetArch] Message: POL_ARCH set to x86
[POL_Wine_PrefixCreate] Message: No version specified. Using system
version (wine-3.0 (Ubuntu 3.0-1ubuntu1))
[POL_Wine_PrefixCreate] Message: Creating prefix ()...
[POL_Wine_PrefixCreate] Message: Prefix already exists
nc: port number too small: 0
[POL_SetupWindow_menu] Message: menu answer:
[POL_Wine_PrefixCreate] Fatal: User abort
nc: port number too small: 0
[POL_SetupWindow_Close] Message: Closing window for pid 31073
[POL_SetupWindow_Init] Message: Creating new window for pid 31533
[POL_SetupWindow_Close] Message: Closing window for pid 31533
[POL_Config_Write] Message: Config write: MANUAL_INSTALL_INCREMENT 1
[POL_SetupWindow_Init] Message: Creating new window for pid 31533
[POL_SetupWindow_menu] Message: menu answer: Install a program in a new
virtual drive
[POL_SetupWindow_textbox] Message: textbox answer: NARS2000
[POL_Wine_SelectPrefix] Message: Selecting prefix: NARS2000
[POL_SetupWindow_checkbox_list] Message: checkbox_list answer:
[POL_SetupWindow_menu_num] Message: menu_num answer: 1
[POL_System_SetArch] Message: POL_ARCH set to amd64
[POL_Wine_PrefixCreate] Message: No version specified. Using system
version (wine-3.0 (Ubuntu 3.0-1ubuntu1))
[POL_Wine_PrefixCreate] Message: Creating prefix ()...
[POL_Wine_PrefixCreate] Message: Setting WINEARCH to win64
wine: created the configuration directory
'/home/dave/.PlayOnLinux//wineprefix/NARS2000'
0012:err:ole:marshal_object couldn't get IPSFactory buffer for interface
{00000131-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
0012:err:ole:marshal_object couldn't get IPSFactory buffer for interface
{6d5140c1-7436-11ce-8034-00aa006009fa}
0012:err:ole:StdMarshalImpl_MarshalInterface Failed to create ifstub,
hres=0x80004002
0012:err:ole:CoMarshalInterface Failed to marshal the interface
{6d5140c1-7436-11ce-8034-00aa006009fa}, 80004002
0012:err:ole:get_local_server_stream Failed: 80004002
0014:err:ole:marshal_object couldn't get IPSFactory buffer for interface
{00000131-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
0014:err:ole:marshal_object couldn't get IPSFactory buffer for interface
{6d5140c1-7436-11ce-8034-00aa006009fa}
0014:err:ole:StdMarshalImpl_MarshalInterface Failed to create ifstub,
hres=0x80004002
0014:err:ole:CoMarshalInterface Failed to marshal the interface
{6d5140c1-7436-11ce-8034-00aa006009fa}, 80004002
0014:err:ole:get_local_server_stream Failed: 80004002
Could not load wine-gecko. HTML rendering will be disabled.
Could not load wine-gecko. HTML rendering will be disabled.
wine: configuration in '/home/dave/.PlayOnLinux//wineprefix/NARS2000'
has been updated.
[POL_Wine] Message: Running wine- --version (Working directory :
/usr/share/playonlinux/python)
[POL_Wine] Message: Notice: PlayOnLinux deliberately disables
winemenubuilder. See
http://www.playonlinux.com/fr/page-26-Winemenubuilder.html
[POL_Wine] Message: Wine return: 0
[POL_Config_PrefixWrite] Message: Prefix config write: ARCH amd64
[POL_Config_Write] Message: Config write: WINE_SYSTEM_ARCH amd64
/usr/bin/wineserver
[POL_LoadVar_PROGRAMFILES] Message: Getting Program Files name
[POL_Wine] Message: Running wine- cmd /c echo %ProgramFiles% (Working
directory : /usr/share/playonlinux/python)
[POL_Wine] Message: Notice: PlayOnLinux deliberately disables
winemenubuilder. See
http://www.playonlinux.com/fr/page-26-Winemenubuilder.html
[POL_Wine] Message: Wine return: 0
ls: cannot access '/media/dave/*': No such file or directory
[main] Message: Autorun : Checking *...
[main] Message: Autorun: Found 0 media
[POL_SetupWindow_browse] Message: browser answer:
/home/dave/.PlayOnLinux/playonlinux.cfg
[POL_System_CheckFS] Message: Checking filesystem for
/home/dave/.PlayOnLinux/playonlinux.cfg
[POL_Wine] Message: Running wine-
/home/dave/.PlayOnLinux/playonlinux.cfg (Working directory : /)
[POL_Wine] Message: Notice: PlayOnLinux deliberately disables
winemenubuilder. See
http://www.playonlinux.com/fr/page-26-Winemenubuilder.html
wine: Bad EXE format for Z:\home\dave\.PlayOnLinux\playonlinux.cfg.
*[POL_Wine] Error: Wine seems to have crashed*

If your program is running, just ignore this message
[POL_Wine] Message: Wine return: 193
[POL_SetupWindow_icon_menu] Message: icon_menu answer:
[POL_SetupWindow_icon_menu] Message: icon_menu answer: Browse

prior such logs are shown in the attachment.

Thank you for getting me this far

Dave

"/home/dave/home/downloads/NARS2000-0.5.14.11.exe: No such file or directory"

You mistyped the file name or the directory name.

Try the command

wine Downloads/NARS2000-0.5.14.11.exe

I was unsuccessful at first try; but on the second follow-up to my
questions, Manfred Hampl noticed the error in my typed command at the
terminal --which when I watched the error messages spewing from the
terminal I did not see the duplication ( which may have been an auto
default) in the command --it went so fast.  He then gave me the correct
command to use to install APL on my ubuntu hard drive, and it was
successful.  An initial test of the program showed that it was operating
as designed, which brought me joy and for which I thank him very much.
Please convey my thanks to him.

Dave Keyser

On 1/2/21 8:45 AM, Bernard Stafford wrote:
> Your question #694755 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/694755
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Bernard Stafford proposed the following answer:
> Install and Configure Wine then use windows NARS program. Configure is in chapter 4.
> https://wiki.winehq.org/Wine_User%27s_Guide#Using_Winecfg
> https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/run-windows-apps-on-linux/
> https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Wine-on-Linux
>

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