Install SmoothDraw on Ubuntu

Question

I want to install SmoothDraw in Ubuntu so that I can make a few drawings and stuff. I have installed WINE and installed SmoothDraw however, it does not start when I double click on its icon (On the desktop).

I am on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
Please help me run it

Terminal output

fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"configSections" in state 1
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"sectionGroup" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"section" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"userSettings" in state 1
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"SmoothDraw.Properties.Settings" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"setting" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"value" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"setting" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"value" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"setting" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"value" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"setting" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"value" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"setting" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"value" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"setting" in state 3
fixme:mscoree:ConfigFileHandler_startElement Unknown element L"value" in state 3
wine: Install Mono for Windows to run .NET 2.0 applications.

Please edit your question with the output of wine <path to SmoothDraw binary>? — jobin, Oct 02 '13 at 06:48
@Jobin I do not know how to do that ! :) Please tell me how to. — An SO User, Oct 02 '13 at 06:50
Open a terminal using Ctrl+Alt+t and then type wine ~/Desktop/SmoothDraw.exe. — jobin, Oct 02 '13 at 06:51

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 01 '20 at 05:28

I installed SmoothDraw 4.0.5 with PlayOnLinux on Arch Linux (I know this is exclusively an Ubuntu forum but it should work the same for the most part). I believe I installed the dotnet40 or dotnet45 library during the installation (I definitely installed one of them, if not dotnet45 then I installed it afterwards by going into Settings > Install Components). It should theoretically work with simply dotnet40 but I did not one of the required libraries to be specifically that. I also tried installing mono but noticed something in the logs of it getting removed or something, though it is still installed on my system according to pacman (the default Arch Linux package manager), so I do not believe it is needed. But something that is needed for sure is to configure Wine so that the Windows version is set to "Windows 7". It was set to Windows 3.1 by default I think.

The colors are a little messed up. Choosing a color and/or tool may be a bit cumbersome, but I'm sure that with enough clicking around you can find your way. Also it may be hard to select different colors quickly, like Sal Khan of Khan Academy does in his videos. You can see a screenshot here.

Also regarding @An SO User's question regarding a Linux alternative (in the form of a comment on @jobin's answer), I find that the Paintbrush tool in GIMP is quite similar to the Pen tool in SmoothDraw.

jobin · Answer 2 · 2013-10-02T07:19:41.183

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The problem is you need to install mono for .net applications of Windows to run in Ubuntu. To install mono, open a terminal using Ctrl+Alt+t and then type:

sudo apt-get install mono-complete

edited Oct 02 '13 at 07:19

answered Oct 02 '13 at 06:57

jobin

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Still the same :( – An SO User Oct 02 '13 at 07:17
@LittleChild: Modified the package name. – jobin Oct 02 '13 at 07:22
Ok, I was in process of downloading mono-developand now I cancelled it since you changed the package name. Where did those files go ? Are they still on my disc ? – An SO User Oct 02 '13 at 07:23
@LittleChild: They will be removed if they are not needed anymore. – jobin Oct 02 '13 at 07:25
Where is a good place to start learning the terminal commands systematically (from ground-up rather than random commands) ? – An SO User Oct 02 '13 at 07:28
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@LittleChild: Here is a related question: http://askubuntu.com/questions/337300/are-there-any-games-which-can-train-people-to-learn-terminal-commands If this is not what you were looking for, post a question for this(?) Btw, was the issue resolved? – jobin Oct 02 '13 at 07:33
I still get the same error and I do not know why. Did the mono package install properly ? How do I check that ? – An SO User Oct 02 '13 at 07:37
nevermind. Is there a Linux alternative of SmoothDraw you are aware of ? – An SO User Oct 02 '13 at 07:42
@LittleChild: Nopes, sorry! – jobin Oct 02 '13 at 07:55

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