What?

Im going to tell you how to run Ventrilo on Linux with Wine… which is not an emulator. If you have no idea what im talking about, its OK, because I am on Linux and there is a 99% chance you are on Windows.

How:

1. Install Wine. I used the RPM package for my distro because it makes life so much easier. Also wine takes about a month to compile. Actually it doesn’t, but its long enough to make a bag of popcorn and eat it in 30 minutes.
2. Download Ventrilo! Try… ventrilo.com maybe?! ‘Till the people of Ventrilo make a client for Linux so we don’t have to ghost it, your going to have to download the Ventrilo Client made for Windows.
3. If you have not installed any program or application under Wine before, edit the file: ~/.wine/system.reg
   1. In that file, search for the word “Owner”.
   2. You will see Registered Organization and Registered Owner. Edit the information between the “” marks. This will be default on your future and upcoming install.
      • Before: “RegisteredOwner”=”Change preferred owner in ~/.wine/system.reg”
      • After: “RegisteredOwner”=”YOUR NAME HERE”
   3. Save the file!
4. Open a terminal and dynamically type: wine /path to installer/ventrilo x-x-xx.exe
5. Things will load in console, don’t panic. You will be prompted with a somewhat familiar installer GUI as if you were installing Ventrilo on Windows. Do not feel lost if the installer does not appear EXACTLY like Windows! So install the program.
6. Once installed, run wine with Ventrilo in a console with: wine ~/wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Ventrilo/ventrilo.exe

Now you have installed Ventrilo on Wine… it should be fully functional. If you have problems with sound, google it or ask me!

Happy chatting!

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