HOW-TO: Dreamweaver running on Ubuntu in 10 EASY Steps!

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Tired of Windows? Quanta Plus/NVU/Vim are not enough? You just can’t switch to linux because there is no match for the Dreamweaver? Well… Here it is the solution to all your problems!

- What you need?

• A fresh install of Ubuntu Dapper + all the updates
• A Windows box with a functional install of Dreamweaver 8

IMPORTANT: I own an original license of the Macromedia Studio 8, but in order to use it under Linux sometimes the original *.exe has to be cracked or patched. I’M NOT ENCOURAGING PIRACY, I’m just presenting a method for those who have an original license, to use it under a different platform.

- Fire up a terminal session and type the next commands;

TIP: Instead of using apt-get, you can install them with the Synaptic Package Manager located in the System/Administration menu

• $ apt-get update
• $ apt-get install wine and then type “yes”
• $ wine /*To create the wine file structure*/
• $ apt-get install recode and then type “yes”

- Then you need to copy all the necessary files from the Windows box;

• Copy the whole Macromedia folder from “c:\Program Files\” to “/home/YOURNAME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/”
• Copy the whole Macromedia folder from “c:\Documents and settings\All users\Application Data” to “/home/YOURNAME/.wine/drive_c/window/profile/all users/”
• Copy the whole Macromed (No mistake with the “ai”) from “c:\Windows\system32\” to “/home/YOURNAME/.wine/drive_c/window/system32/”
• Finally, copy the whole Macromedia folder from “c:\Program Files\Common Files” to “/home/YOURNAME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/”

- Now you need to export the registry keys of the Dreamweaver;

• In your Windowx box, type “regedit” in the command-line and export the whole “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Macromedia/” to “macromedia.reg”, then copy it to your your Ubuntu, convert it to ascii with “$ recode ucs-2..ascii macromedia.reg”. Afterwards, type “$ wine regedit macromedia.reg” to run it with wine.
• That’s it! Type “$ wine dreamweaver.exe” or create a launcher and enjoy Dreamweaver in Ubuntu

Additionally, if you want full functionality download winetools latest version, and install TrueType Font Arial, dcom98, MFC 4.x and IE 6.0 SP1