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I bought "SlingTV" and am currently running on Ubuntu and was wondering how to run it. It says that it has an error with WINE's application database.

Zanna
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Joey Cummens
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    Could you add more details on how you installed sling? Have you checked winehq appdb for comparability with the program you instaled? This may be usefull: https://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/comments/2v4riq/sling_tv_on_linux/ – brndn2k Apr 16 '17 at 02:27
  • Sure (and I will check the link): I downloaded the windows version and installed it normally. I assumed thathat it will run due to wineHQ. I, obviously, was dumb. Now it prompts me with that. – Joey Cummens Apr 16 '17 at 02:54
  • So i stumbled across that site before but I skipped it as it talks about home theater and not actually running on desktop. – Joey Cummens Apr 16 '17 at 12:00
  • Right, but it seems to work regardless. As I understand it, the htpc desktop in this instance is just mirrored to the TV, so it should work on a monitor too. In addition to that link, Archon may be another way. It runs Android APKs in chrome browser. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/run-android-apps-chrome-mac-linux-windows/ – brndn2k Apr 16 '17 at 16:17
  • Good news bad news:

    Good news: it works to a point

    Bad news: when it shows a gray screen with its respective icon in the center, it says select folder. Which folder?

    Apologies for consistent editing. I tried to hit enter to space, and, well it doesn't work.

     – Joey Cummens Apr 17 '17 at 00:14
  • What is the output of wine --version and which version of Windows do you have selected to emulate under Configure Wine? – Elder Geek Apr 17 '17 at 13:54
  • My version of Wine is 2.0 The Windows version I am emulating is 8.1 – Joey Cummens Apr 17 '17 at 22:54

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According to everything I've been able to find support is limited to MAC OSX, Windows and Android and IOS apps. While wine emulates Windows, it isn't windows and not all applications work on wine. For future reference check the Wine HQ app database to determine the level of support you can expect from wine for a given app. These levels range from Platinum (very good) to Garbage (exactly what it sounds like). If you mst have compatibility with a given app you can resolve this issue the way I do by either

A) Dual-booting

or

B) Hosting a VM

I hope this helps.

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