I can provide a step-by-step terminal walkthrough for your specific setup.
#!/bin/bash # Find the directory where this script is located DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE[0]")" && pwd)" # Use Wine to launch the exe wine /opt/myapp-wine/myapp.exe "$@"
fpm -s dir -t deb -n my-app -v 1.0 --depends wine /path/to/local/source=/usr/share/my-app Use code with caution. how to convert exe to deb
If your goal is simply to have a Windows app "feel" like a native Linux app with a shortcut, using a manager is often better than manual conversion.
Converting a Windows .exe into a Debian .deb package isn’t a literal binary translation; it typically means packaging a Windows executable so it can be installed on Debian-based systems (via compatibility layers like Wine) or rebuilding/repackaging the program for Linux. Below are three practical approaches with detailed, step-by-step instructions, trade-offs, and examples. I can provide a step-by-step terminal walkthrough for
Paste the following metadata inside, ensuring you leave a blank line at the end of the file:
#!/bin/bash export WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.my-app-wine" wine /usr/share/my-app/program.exe "$@" Use code with caution. Converting a Windows
However, if your goal is to package a Windows application so it installs like a .deb and runs via compatibility layers , here’s how to approach it.
FPM is built with Ruby. Install it using the following commands:
chmod +x myapp-wine/usr/local/bin/run-myapp