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title = "Using VARA with pat"
summary = """**pat** is known as Winlink replacement for Linux. Now it also
supports connections via VARA"""
date = "2022-09-25T09:49:24+02:00"
#lastmod = ""
categories = ["amateur-radio"]
tags = []
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I'm using zsh (not bash).
~~~console
$ env WINEPREFIX=/home/dominic/.wine WINEARCH=win32 wine wineboot
$ env WINEPREFIX=/home/dominic/.wine WINEARCH=win32 wine winecfg
$ env WINEPREFIX=/home/dominic/.wine WINEARCH=win32 winetricks sound=alsa
$ env WINEPREFIX=/home/dominic/.wine WINEARCH=win32 winetricks allfonts
$ tar -cJf wine-backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S).tar.xz .wine/
$ #copy files to %WINDIR%/system32 -> create self-extracting archive...
~~~
run my self-extracting archive after installing vb6run
- <a href="/files/VARA_files_drt.exe" onclick="window.fathom.trackGoal('HU5DDDJF', 0);">VARA_files_drt.exe</a>
when running winecfg check if Win7 is selected.
Using WINEARCH=win32 makes the windows 32bit -- most verbs from winetricks only
install 32bit versions, so this is reason for 32bit windows...
run wine Download/VARA_Setup
run wine .wine/drive_c/VARA/VARA.exe
should work...
nt4 pdh files taken from: http://download.microsoft.com/download/winntsrv40/update/5.0.2195.2668/nt4/en-us/nt4pdhdll.exe
sources: https://groups.io/g/VARA-MODEM/topic/installing_winlink_express/80678030
-- 73's de ON4AIN - Jan