SuSE Linux: Version 8.2
You want to install the product t@x2003 for Linux in SuSE Linux 8.2. Although this product only supports SuSE Linux versions 8.0 and 8.1, support for other systems can be generated by automatically compiling the wine sources included on the CD. Nevertheless, this procedure does not work for version 8.2 due to incompatibility between the wine sources included in t@x2003 and SuSE Linux 8.2.
However, this program can be run in SuSE Linux 8.2. The installation procedure differs from that described in the program documentation. Follow the directions here.
In the next lines, we will assume that you have not used Wine to install any additional Windows programs in Linux and that you want to install t@x2003 in your home directory. If these conditions are not met, the installation must be modified accordingly. However, this article cannot cover all possibilities, so such exceptional cases will not be explained in these lines.
Perform the following steps (with the exception of the first step) as a normal user and never as root user.
Because the wine versions included in t@x2003 do not work with SuSE Linux 8.2, the package wine must be installed from the SuSE Linux CDs with YaST2 if not installed yet. For more information about package installation, refer to the SuSE Linux documentation. The easiest way to install this package is by running the command "yast -i wine" as the root user.
Open a console. If you work with KDE, do this by clicking the icon representing a monitor with a shell in the toolbar on the lower screen border.
If available, remove the following files and directories from your home directory.
Attention: Do not delete these directories if they contain files or programs that you still need. In this case, however, this procedure might not work.
Delete the following files and directories by executing "rm -rf file_name" in the console:
Never modify these files and directories after the installation of t@x2003. Otherwise, you might destroy the installation.
Now enter "wine" in the console and confirm with Enter. This procedure might appear useless at first glance, because it only displays the program's help output, which is not relevant at the moment. However, this command also triggers the creation of the directory .wine/. If you skip this step, t@x2003 will not work properly later.
Then insert the t@x2003 CD in your CD-ROM drive and mount it by entering "mount /media/cdrom" in the console.
Execute the following command to start the installation:
/media/cdrom/tax\ 2003\ Linux/install.x
Confirm the displayed welcome text with the Enter key.
Your home directory will be proposed as the installation directory. Confirm this proposal.
Next, you will be asked about the wine version that must be installed. Because none of the listed options works, enter "n" and confirm this entry with the Enter key.
Then you will be asked if you want to install wine's source package. Answer this question with "no", because the source package does not work with SuSE Linux 8.2.
A message concerning the missing installation of the wine package will be displayed and you will be asked if you still want to continue with the installation. Answer this question with "yes".
The program will be installed. Then you will be asked whether you want to create menu entries for this program. You can answer yes or no according to your needs.
After a few moments, the program will be started for the t@x2003 registration. Register the program as described in the t@x2003 documentation.
Once the registration is completed, you will be asked if you want to start t@x2003. Answer yes or no according to your needs.
The product installation is now finished and t@x2003 should run in SuSE Linux 8.2.
The use of t@x2003 with SuSE Linux 8.2 exceeds the scope of the free-of-charge installation support.
We would like to thank Robert Schiele for working out this solution and writing the basis for this article.