#!/bin/bash mkdir -p /usr/local/bin cp /path/to/your/myapp.exe /usr/local/bin/
There are scripts and tools (often based on makeself or specific projects like portable-linux-apps ) that compress the EXE and a mini-Wine configuration into a single self-extracting script. how to convert exe to deb
This is the only way to get a true, native .deb file. If the application is Open Source (like Notepad++, 7-Zip, or FileZilla), you don't convert the EXE. You convert the . You convert the
cp myprogram.exe myapp/usr/local/bin/
checkinstall will then ask you for package information like name, version, and description. After you provide these, it will create a .deb package for you. This method is quick and easy but provides only basic packaging information. This method is quick and easy but provides
Package: myapp Version: 1.0 Architecture: all Maintainer: Your Name <you@example.com> Depends: wine Description: Windows app packaged for Linux Runs myapp.exe using Wine
Result: sudo dpkg -i npp.deb installs Notepad++ to your Linux system.