What is the right way of installing Adobe Digital Editions (Windows version) on my Linux Mint?

[pepperminty]

Oct 29 noon Pacific Time UPDATE: Can someone pls help me install ADE on Wine? I've given up trying to do it on my own. My system info here: https://termbin.com/pwwr

I'd like to install Adobe Digital Editions on my Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon laptop. There is no native Linux version, so I guess that means I must use a Windows version.
What is the right way of installing ADE Windows on my Linux? Are the instructions on https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager. ... gId=104640 the right way of going about this?
Standard setup

1. Winbind is needed

sudo apt install winbind

2. New wine prefix

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wineADE" wine wineboot

3. Install corefonts and Microsoft .NET Framework 4

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wineADE" winetricks corefonts dotnet40

4. Download Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.0 https://filehippo.com/de/downl...

5. Install Adobe Digital Editions

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wineADE" wine ADE_4.5_Installer.exe

6. Fix graphic bugs

WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wineADE" winetricks ddr=gdi

[absque fenestris]

https://i-u2665-cabbages.blogspot.com/2 ... -epub.html

[RIH]

Personally I have never had much luck running Windows programs under wine so it is not a direction that I would take,
Providing that you have a decent CPU & a good amount of RAM (8GB minimum would be my recommendation if you want a happy experience, but it certainly can be done with less) then Virtual Box is, I believe, a much better route to take..

[pepperminty]

I went ahead and went through the steps I linked to in my original post. But now how do I launch ADE?

here's the terminal output of my following the linked instructions : https://pastebin.com/raw/4DF4NxMU

I noted the following output:

You are using a 64-bit WINEPREFIX. Note that many verbs only install 32-bit versions of packages. If you encounter problems, please retest in a clean 32-bit WINEPREFIX before reporting a bug.

I ran WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wineADE" winecfg, but got this output:

wine: WINEARCH set to win32 but '/home/chocolate/.wineADE' is a 64-bit installation

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[pepperminty]

I ran WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wineADE" wine wineboot
and got this output

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 WINEARCH=win32 WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wineADE" wine wineboot 
wine: created the configuration directory '/home/pepperminty/.wineADE'
0012:err:ole:marshal_object couldn't get IPSFactory buffer for interface {00000131-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
0012:err:ole:marshal_object couldn't get IPSFactory buffer for interface {6d5140c1-7436-11ce-8034-00aa006009fa}
0012:err:ole:StdMarshalImpl_MarshalInterface Failed to create ifstub, hres=0x80004002
0012:err:ole:CoMarshalInterface Failed to marshal the interface {6d5140c1-7436-11ce-8034-00aa006009fa}, 80004002
0012:err:ole:get_local_server_stream Failed: 80004002
0014:err:ole:marshal_object couldn't get IPSFactory buffer for interface {00000131-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}
0014:err:ole:marshal_object couldn't get IPSFactory buffer for interface {6d5140c1-7436-11ce-8034-00aa006009fa}
0014:err:ole:StdMarshalImpl_MarshalInterface Failed to create ifstub, hres=0x80004002
0014:err:ole:CoMarshalInterface Failed to marshal the interface {6d5140c1-7436-11ce-8034-00aa006009fa}, 80004002
0014:err:ole:get_local_server_stream Failed: 80004002
0017:fixme:ntdll:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
0017:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
0017:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
0017:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
0017:err:mscoree:LoadLibraryShim error reading registry key for installroot
0017:fixme:msi:internal_ui_handler internal UI not implemented for message 0x0b000000 (UI level = 1)
0017:fixme:msi:internal_ui_handler internal UI not implemented for message 0x0b000000 (UI level = 1)
001b:fixme:ntdll:NtLockFile I/O completion on lock not implemented yet
001b:fixme:msi:internal_ui_handler internal UI not implemented for message 0x0b000000 (UI level = 1)
001b:fixme:msi:internal_ui_handler internal UI not implemented for message 0x0b000000 (UI level = 1)
0010:fixme:dwmapi:DwmIsCompositionEnabled 0x6d5d3018
001d:fixme:iphlpapi:NotifyIpInterfaceChange (family 0, callback 0x6a0cb608, context 0x8d88c8, init_notify 0, handle 0x111fc88): stub
wine: configuration in '/home/pepperminty/.wineADE' has been updated.

[pepperminty]

Can someone pls help me install ADE? I give up trying on my own.

[deepakdeshp]

Please see if ADE is compatible with wine.
https://appdb.winehq.org/
Best bet is to have a Windows VM if you have a good CPU and minimum 8gb memory.

[pepperminty]

deepak, it is.

https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager. ... gId=104640

I'd rather not have to go through virtualization if I can get it working through wine.

[Hoser Rob]

deepak, it is.

https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager. ... gId=104640

I'd rather not have to go through virtualization if I can get it working through wine.

I was just going to paste that link. Note, however, that Wine is VERY unreliable. It may work now but I wouldn't count on it continuing to work after some updates.

[Pierre]

that Adobe Digital Editions doesn't play nice:
https://www.codeweavers.com/compatibili ... l-editions
is where, some folks, have had some limited amount of success, with it.
- - do look at the various sections .. ..

[Flemur]

here's the terminal output of my following the linked instructions : https://pastebin.com/raw/4DF4NxMU

Do you know which version of wine you have? This is some of that pastebin output:

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...
pepperminty@desktop ~ $ sudo apt install wine
[sudo] password for pepperminty:        
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package wine is a virtual package provided by:
  wine-development 3.6-1
  winehq-stable 4.0~bionic
You should explicitly select one to install.

E: Package 'wine' has no installation candidate
pepperminty@desktop ~ $ WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wineADE" wine wineboot
...

[pepperminty]

I got ADE working through VirtualBox so I won't try Wine-ADE anymore