Windows (x86-64)

The purpose of this setup to run Windows (x86-64) applications on Mecha Comet using Hangover and Fex.

Introduction

Hangover is a Wine-based solution that allows running x86-64 Windows applications on ARM64 Linux systems.
It works by translating x86 instructions to ARM64 using FEX, a fast user-mode emulator.

This guide will walk you through the installation process for Hangover, FEX and show how to run Notepad++ on Mecha Comet

Prerequisites

• Ensure Mecha Comet is connected to internet.

Installation Steps

1

Download packages

$ wget https://github.com/AndreRH/hangover/releases/download/hangover-10.0/hangover_10.0_debian12_bookworm_arm64.tar

2

Extract packages

$ tar -xvf hangover_10.0_debian12_bookworm_arm64.tar

3

Install packages

$ sudo dpkg -i hangover-libarm64ecfex_10.0_arm64.deb

$ sudo dpkg -i hangover-wine_10.0~bookworm_arm64.deb 

4

Download windows application

Download the windows application you want to run on Mecha Comet. Example: Download Notepad++ from here

5

Run application

wine <path-to-application>

Example: wine npp.7.8.Installer.exe

This completes the setup for running windows applications on Mecha Comet.