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 ====== Linux - Additional Tricks and Tips ======
+===== WINE =====
+- Not the drinking kind... \\
+==== Comports setting Method 1 (regedit) ====
-  * WINE - Not the drinking kind... Comports setting
+  * Go to regedit via <code | Terminal> wine regedit</code>{{:pictures:wine:wine_terminal.jpg|}}\\ Navigate to __/HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Wine/Ports__ and add a new string called __com1__.{{:pictures:wine:wine_regedit.jpg|}}\\ Set the data to the comport (I.E. /dev/ttyUSB0)\\ {{:pictures:wine:wine_comport.jpg|}}
-    * Go to regedit via <code | Terminal> wine regedit</code> Navigate to __/HKEY_Local_Machine/Software/Wine/Ports__ and add a new string called __com1__. Set the data to the comport (I.E. /dev/ttyUSB0)
+==== Comports setting Method 2 (terminal) ====
+run the following command in terminal
+<code | sh> sudo rm ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1 && sudo ln -s /dev/com6 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1 </code>
+Ensure you replace com6 with what ever com port you want to use (com7, ttyUSB0 and etc)
+==== How to associate .exe files with Wine on Ubuntu? ====
+You need to install wine-binfmt.
+Also copy wine.desktop to /usr/share/applications or to $HOME/.local/share/applications/. You will find wine.desktop in /usr/share/doc/wine/examples/wine.desktop.
+===== None of the windows/notepads are responding =====
+Sometimes Gnome (desktop interface) has some issue, simply go and restart gnome by doing the following
+On the desktop, press <key>alt</key> + <key>F2</key>. A text box will pop up, type <key>r</key> and press <key>enter</key>
+Gnome will then restart and things should work again.