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

July 30th, 2006 · 38 Comments

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

Tags: Ubuntu

38 responses so far ↓

1 yokat // Jul 31, 2006 at 8:25 pm

It’s working thank you
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4 Marco Rodrigues // Aug 24, 2006 at 7:58 am

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5 MeKaS // Sep 2, 2006 at 10:00 pm

heey dude, can u help mee! when i try to translate the .reg i get this error

Untranslatable input in step `ISO-10646-UCS-2..ANSI_X3.4-1968′
6 phil // Nov 23, 2006 at 9:01 am

I get the same problem as MeKaS

“when i try to translate the .reg i get this error

Untranslatable input in step `ISO-10646-UCS-2..ANSI_X3.4-1968? ”

And the reg will not import
7 wrybread // Nov 26, 2006 at 8:32 am

There’s a typo in your instructions:

/home/YOURNAME/.wine/drive_c/window/profile/all users/?

Should read:

/home/YOURNAME/.wine/drive_c/windows/profile/all users/?

(Note the plural “windows”).

Beyond that, I can’t get these instructions to work. No matter how I try I get the error:

wrybread@boofus:~$ wine dreamweaver.exe
Warning: the specified Windows directory L”c:\\windows” is not accessible.
Warning: the specified System directory L”c:\\windows\\system32″ is not accessible.
Warning: could not find DOS drive for current working directory ‘/home/wrybread’, starting in the Windows directory.
wine: could not load L”c:\\windows\\system32\\dreamweaver.exe”: Module not found

I made sure the directories are writable. Any tips?
8 Andr // Dec 22, 2006 at 4:02 pm

I didn’t need all that. I just installed the Software from the CD, then i put the key that comes with the box and everything worked fine!..

I use ArchLinux, but i think it’s the same for Ubuntu!
9 Babar // Jan 23, 2007 at 10:17 am

Worked for me on ubuntu edgy 6.10.
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11 Yarin Nim // Feb 28, 2007 at 2:40 am

I’ve been trying to configure following your instruction but cannot run Dreamweaver because it displays error message confirm me to reinstall Dreamweaver but I still can use Dreamweaver on Window.

Please Help
12 nobody // Mar 14, 2007 at 9:31 am

Aye, you can just install from the CD but if you are migrating this will keep all your settings.

The big question is why would you want to use Dreamweaver under linu..
Well, why would you want to use Dreamweaver?

H-L-S
13 Dreamweaver // Mar 14, 2007 at 9:37 am

I did find that the command $wine dreamweaver.exe makes it look in c:\windows\system32

providing the full path $wine “c:\\Program Files\\Macromedia\\Dreamweaver MX 2004\\Dreamweaver.exe”

makes it pause for a second and then do nothing
14 Mike // Mar 14, 2007 at 10:40 am

i have try but i have this problem:

wine: could not load L”c:\\windows\\system32\\dreamweaver.exe”: Module not found
15 Suleyman Ozarslan // Mar 16, 2007 at 1:55 pm

“wine” command can not create the wine file structure. “winecfg” command can create it. So, above line must be replace with “# $ winecf /*To create the wine file structure*/”

# $ wine /*To create the wine file structure*/ —-false

# $ wine /*To create the wine file structure*/ —-true
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17 Mohammed // Mar 25, 2007 at 7:14 pm

Hi,
that what happened :
$wine dreamweaver.ext
wine: could not load L”c:\\windows\\system32\\dreamweaver.exe”: Module not found

$wine wine .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/dreamwaver/Dreamweaver\ MX\ 2004/Dreamweaver.exe
$ # the bash says no thing nor running dreamweaver.
18 CrawlingChaos // May 5, 2007 at 11:08 am

Hi,
the right command for my UBUNTU Feisty box, after doing all the steps mentioned is:
“wine /home/YOURNAME/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Dreamweaver\ 8/Dreamweaver.exe”

and now dreamweaver works perfect

thanks for a great howto
19 maxi // May 14, 2007 at 8:02 pm

libGL error: reverting to (slow) indirect rendering

what’s it?

somebody help please
20 manu // Jun 7, 2007 at 9:17 am

MMMM.. I’m just tired to get programs like this one run under Linux … When you managed to install Dreamweaver Studio 8, a new version is already coming out from Adobe …
So you will always be late with the newest updates..
And you have to take much time just for making all those configuration …
What s for ???
I really love Linux.. specially the new ubuntu feisty distribution which is graphically perfect … But for programs like Adobe, Macromedia you will be a muc happier on Mac or Win..

Stop loosing time ..
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22 Rob Day // Aug 13, 2007 at 7:30 pm

Hi,

When I try to process the last wine command in Luis instructions (wine regedit macromedia.reg) i get the following error:

Warning: the specified System directory L”c:\\windows\\system32″ is not accessible.

Please help!

Cheers

Rob
23 nowashburn // Aug 18, 2007 at 6:38 am

everything works great!
24 Jessus // Sep 2, 2007 at 5:29 am

Hi Rob Day…

I has been the same problem, and just want the “dremaweaver.exe” in .wine/program files/macromedia/ and the do double click and chose open witt other program and then type wine command. with this you will open dreamweaver.exe with wine. and works so good!!!
(y)
25 adewale afolabi // Sep 9, 2007 at 10:00 pm

Worked like a charm, and it was just what i needed, thanks a zillion
26 Michael // Sep 17, 2007 at 9:08 pm

I installed Dreamweaver 8 to Feisty Fawn amd64 straight from CD and just put in the code when asked. Exactly the same as in Windows.
27 redir // Sep 20, 2007 at 6:00 pm

How are people saying that they installed via the CD like Michael? The installation is an .exe file which Linux does not recognize?
28 Johan // Nov 6, 2007 at 12:56 pm

Great !!!!

Thanx !

Johan.
29 Michael // Nov 11, 2007 at 10:36 pm

You need to have Wine installed. You then right click on the .exe file and choose Open with “Wine Windows Emulator” and it installs no problem.
30 John Westbrook // Nov 12, 2007 at 3:05 am

Works perfectly, thanks!

dreamweaver.exe issue you are all having is the capitalization, try: wine Dreamweaver.exe
31 koz // Nov 24, 2007 at 10:35 am

rockin! it worked first off (debian etch 4.0r1) it didn’t migrate my site profiles tho… not sure why…

I must try with the install CD at some stage

Maybe in future Adobe will make their applications properly (with allot less ui duct tape programming) and we wont have to use the slow (but still brilliant) wine engine….
32 Ed // Dec 20, 2007 at 9:08 pm

This is a brilliant set of instructions. Thank you! There are a few errors as pointed out above. Rob Day’s problem is solved by going to:

/home/username/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Macromedia/Dreamweaver 8/ and right-click and select “Open with Wine Emulator”

The path my not be exactly as above!

You can create a menu item by:

System -> Preferences -> Main Menu

Scroll down LHS to Wine -> Programs - > Macromedia

Select “New Item”

Select “Application”

Add this to the Command:

env WINEPREFIX=”/home/username/.wine” wine “C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 8\Dreamweaver.exe”

Find or create an icon, which I put in the same folder as the .exe, and away you go!
33 Brandon // Dec 22, 2007 at 1:54 pm

I tried this, but dreamweaver says I need to reinstall. Too many typos in this tutorial to know exactly what to do, and I migrted from vista where files are all scattered anyways.

I doubt you need a cd, if you have a cd key, just download the trial zip, and install from that. Im about to try it, it’s probably the same thing.
34 gypsumwolf // Feb 1, 2008 at 5:16 pm

It works great for me. I have (soon to not have) Windows Vista Ultimate and Ubuntu 7.10 (fully updated). I skipped this step “Copy the whole Macromedia folder from “c:\Documents and settings\All users\Application Data” to “/home/YOURNAME/.wine/drive_c/window/profile/all users/”” because there is nothing in my “Documents and settings” folder and on this tep “Finally, copy the whole Macromedia folder from “c:\Program Files\Common Files” to “/home/YOURNAME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Common Files/”” (I don’t really know if both of them matter) I copied both the “Macromedia” and Macromedia Shared”. Also “That’s it! Type “$ wine dreamweaver.exe” or create a launcher and enjoy Dreamweaver in Ubuntu ;)” does not work for me, I went to “/home/MYUSRNAME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Macromedia/Dreamweaver MX 2004″ and right clicked on Dreamweaver.exe and selected “open with wine windows emulator” and it runs well.
35 Me // Feb 11, 2008 at 10:52 pm

Just want to let you all know that even if you make the program work, it won’t see files on a nas. It won’t even show up in wine.
36 quangtruong1985 // Mar 15, 2008 at 7:27 am

Great tutorial man!!!!!!
But how can I save file which was created by Dreamweaver in /var/www?
It noticed : Access to Z:\var\www\test.html was denied.
37 Martin.CZ // Jul 3, 2008 at 7:48 am

I don’t copy the reg file, but It’s work for me very goood … thx for It …
38 skymond // Sep 4, 2008 at 8:02 pm

I tried the CD install first, well actually the iso i gmounted. Progress was good at first but eventually it ended with…
The wizard was interrupted before DW8 could be completely installed.

Secondly i tried your steps.
The launch that worked for me was to browse to…
/home/USERNAME/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Macromedia/Dreamweaver 8/Dreamweaver.exe

Progress was looking good the start-up, site/coder option was displayed, I made my choice but sadly that ended with…

Please reinstall your software. A problem was detected with your application.

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