Install IrfanView on Linux
The following work sequence shows you how to install the freeware image viewer "Irfanview"
(www.irfanview.com 
) on Linux.
The reported problems with the installation are all referred to the installer that requires a certain Windows DLL file.
If you have a access to a Windows PC on wich IrfanView is installed, you can also copy the IrfanView folder
(e.g. C:\Program Files\IrfanView) to the particular wine folder
(e.g. /home/username/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/IrfanView/)
- Install "wine" on your system.
- Get the file "mfc42.dll" from the folder "C:\windows\system32" of a running Windows system.
- Copy this file to the analogous wine folder "/home/username/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32".
- Download the setup file (e.g. iview400_setup.exe) for IrfanView (www.irfanview.com )
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Click with the right mouse button on the downloaded file and choose the option "Open with 'wine'"
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When the installation is completed you can start Irfanview by using the following commandline:
wine "C:/Program Files/IrfanView4/i_view32.exe"
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To create a starter for IrfanView on your Desktop choose the option "Create Launcher" in the context menue and use the commandline from above as the command:
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