Running Logbook Pro in Linux

**seabird** · 11-15-2011

Hello everyone,

This is a small step by step guide how to get LogbookPro (1.11.9) Running on Linux. It should work on every distro (probably even Apple) but it has been tested to work on Fedora 16 64bit.

This tutorial assumes you have a basic knowledge of linux and you have sudo rights.

-Install wine and cabextract

Code:

sudo yum install wine cabextract

-start wine configurator from your start menu and set it for windows 7 (it started for me with downloading Gecko)

-Back into the terminal:

Code:

cd /tmp
sudo wget http://winetricks/winetricks
sudo chmod 777 winetricks
./winetricks art2kmin

Follow the on screen instructions.

Code:

./winetricks riched20
./winetricks riched30
./winetricks allfonts

The allfonts gave me a few errors but these can be neglected.

Get 2 DLL files of a windows computer (assuming the same version as you have set, but who knows... I didn't test this)
-scrrun.dll
-oleaut32.dll
(both these files should be in your c:/windows/system32/ folder)

Copy both these files into your wine windows:
/home/username/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32/

Now start Wine File program. This will open a "explorer" like window. Select top left menu "File --> Run"

Code:

regsvr32 scrrun.dll

Time to install Logbook Pro. Download it and install it using "Open with Wine Windows Program Loader".

This will also create a 2 desktop icons (faulty). Delete the logbook pro.lnk
Right Click Logbook Pro icon and go to Properties
Go to tab Application and look at the "command" line. There will be something similar to

Code:

env WINEPREFIX="/home/username/.wine" wine C:\\Program\ Files\ \(x86\)\\Logbook\ Pro\\Logbook.exe

add this to the beginning:

Code:

WINEDLLOVERRIDES="oleaut32=n"

so now it should read something similar :

Code:

WINEDLLOVERRIDES="oleaut32=n" env  WINEPREFIX="/home/username/.wine" wine C:\\Program\ Files\  \(x86\)\\Logbook\ Pro\\Logbook.exe

Now all you need to do is start the program. Wine has created symbolic links to documents. Select your .LBK file in the "Windows" system.

Enjoy all the functions that LBP brings to windows without the Micro$oft!!!

Last thing I did was strictly cosmetic:
download a .png logo of logbookpro (https://www.nc-software.com/newslett...LogbookPro.png) and use it as a icon for the desktop program.