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On most operating systems and desktops, Windows application installers will create links in your application menu. On KDE you will be able to run CrossOver applications from the "K" menu, on GNOME by clicking on the "foot", and on RedHat by clicking on the hat.
Windows applications (Word, Excel, etc.) will appear in your
menu. Additionally, you will have entries for three CrossOver-specific applications in your menu: , and .If no menu entries are created, you will still have the option of running applications from the command line. You may be able to associate these command lines with the menu yourself, using whatever menu-editing tools are provided by your particular system.
If CrossOver Linux Professional is installed for a single user, each Windows app you
install will create simple command-line shortcuts in your
~/cxoffice/bin
directory. This will allow you to
run most applications from the command line by typing, for example:
$
~/cxoffice/bin/winword
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If you install the same application in to more than one bottle, the resulting script will point to the most recent installation. For example, if you have a bottle such as the default win98 bottle and another unsupported bottle, you then install Microsoft Office in the win98 bottle, then install again in a unsupported bottle, the resulting command-line shortcuts will point to your Office installation in the unsupported bottle. |
These shortcuts correspond to the menu entries in the menu control panel. Whether or not they are available for a particular app will depend on the behavior of that application's installer.
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This option is not available if you installed CrossOver Linux Professional in Private multi-user mode. In that case, you will need to run applications using the --cx-app method. |
For a complete list of the shortcuts available, type the command
$
grep -l desktopdata/cxmenu ~/cxoffice/bin/*
If CrossOver Linux Professional is installed as root, or you wish to run an app that did not create an icon or command line shortcut, you can still run applications by using the wine script directly.
The CrossOver Linux Professional wine script is located in the
cxoffice/bin
directory. The simplest way to start
an app is to use the "--cx-app" argument. This will ask the
wine script to locate and execute the specified
application. For example, to run Word on a system with a root install:
$
/opt/cxoffice/bin/wine --cx-app winword.exe
Or, if cxbundle is installed for a single user:
$
~/cxoffice/bin/wine --cx-app winword.exe
For a complete list of apps that will work with the --cx-app argument, try this:
$
find ~/.cxoffice -iname "*.exe"
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There will be many .exe files on your system that are either system tools or subcomponents of other applications. Running some of these programs could cause unpredictable or destructive things to happen. It's never a good idea to run a Windows applications unless you have a good understanding of where it came from and what it does. |
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Wine will search and run in the default bottle unless told otherwise. To run a wine command in a different bottle, specify the bottle like this:
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The Run a Windows Command menu provides a simple way to run a Windows command-line in CrossOver. This can be a useful way to run standard Wine tools such as regedit or notepad, and can also be used to run applications which fail to create icons or shortcuts.
This tool is available in your system menu, or you can run it from the command line:
$
~/cxoffice/bin/cxrun
or, for multi-user installs:
$
/opt/cxoffice/bin/cxrun
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This feature is especially important when there are multiple bottles present. When run from the command-line Wine generally operates on the default bottle. Cxrun provides a simple way to specify an alternative bottle. |