Raspberry Pi test stand configuration

.NET Framework 4.5 installation instruction

Install ExaGear Desktop

1. Put ExaGear Desktop archive with installation packages and ExaGear Desktop license key in the same folder. Open Terminal (command line), move to this folder and unpack the archive using the following command:

$ tar -xvzpf exagear-desktop-rpi3.tar.gz

2. Install and activate ExaGear by running install-exagear.sh script:

$ sudo ./install-exagear.sh

Launch guest x86 system

3. Enter the guest x86 system using the following command:

$ exagear

Starting the shell in the guest image /opt/exagear/images/debian-8

You’re in x86 environment that can be checked by running the ‘arch’ command:

$ arch

i686

4. It is recommended to update apt-get repositories on the first launch of the guest system:

Install Wine

5. Install Wine in Ternimal inside the guest system:

$ sudo apt-get install wine

Package manager will offer you to install a bunch of packages. Agree and start the installation.

Once the installation process is finished check that you have the Eltechs build of Wine installed:

$ wine --version

wine-1.8.1-eltechs

Install .NET Framework

There is a trick with .NET Framework version 4.5 installation. Please follow the instruction below and go through all the steps in the given order.

6. Install the following tools:

$ sudo apt-get install cabextract

$ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Winetricks/winetricks/master/src/winetricks

$ chmod +x winetricks

On Ubuntu you can install Winetricks using the ‘sudo apt-get install winetricks’ command.

7. Install .NET Framework version 4.0 using winetricks:

$ ./winetricks dotnet40

You will see the Microsoft .NET Framework setup dialog window. Now follow the prompts and start installation. Note that winetricks first installs .NET Framework version 2.0, then version 3.0 and finishes with installation of the version 4.0. Also winetricks checks and uninstalls Mono before installing Microsoft .NET Framework because Microsoft .NET Framework doesn’t work well with Mono in the same Wine environment.

8. Configure Wine:

Wine can mimic different Windows versions for each application. For .NET Framework version 4.5 it is requred to set up Windows 7. To do this run winecfg tool from Terminal:

$ winecfg

Then in the “Wine configuration” window select “Windows 7” value from the drop down list of “Windows version” field on the “Applications” tab. Click on “Apply” and then “Ok” buttons.

9. Download and install .NET Framework version 4.5 using Wine:

$ wget http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/a/4/ba4a7e71-2906-4b2d-a0e1-80cf16844f5f/dotnetfx45_full_x86_x64.exe

$ wine dotnetfx45_full_x86_x64.exe...