- Download box86, wine x86, and winetricks to run WeChat(If using Twister OS, skip these steps) Run these commands in terminal:
sudo apt-get install cmake -y
cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://github.com/ptitSeb/box86
cd box86
mkdir build; cd build; cmake .. -DRPI4=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
make -j4
sudo make install
sudo systemctl restart systemd-binfmt
cd ~/Downloads
rm -rf box86 # clean up
# Download
cd ~/Downloads
wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/dists/buster/main/binary-i386/wine-devel-i386_5.21~buster_i386.deb
wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/dists/buster/main/binary-i386/wine-devel_5.21~buster_i386.deb
dpkg-deb -xv wine-devel-i386_5.21~buster_i386.deb wine-installer
dpkg-deb -xv wine-devel_5.21~buster_i386.deb wine-installer
# Install
sudo mv wine-installer/opt/wine-devel ~/wine
sudo ln -s ~/wine/bin/wine /usr/local/bin/wine
sudo ln -s ~/wine/bin/winecfg /usr/local/bin/winecfg
sudo ln -s ~/wine/bin/wineserver /usr/local/bin/wineserver
# Boot wine (make fresh wineprefix in ~/.wine )
wine wineboot
# Backup old winetricks
sudo mv /usr/local/bin/winetricks /usr/local/bin/winetricks-old
# Download
cd ~/Downloads
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Winetricks/winetricks/master/src/winetricks
# Install
sudo chmod +x winetricks
sudo cp winetricks /usr/local/bin
# winetricks needs this installed
sudo apt-get install cabextract -y
- Install font stuff so chinese fonts work
BOX86_NOBANNER=1 winetricks corefonts gdiplus riched20 riched30 wenquanyi cjkfonts
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Add registry stuff so fonts load by running
cd ~ && wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/swordfeng/c3fd6b6fcf6dc7d7fa8a/raw/0ad845f98f5a97e7173ff40b5e57b3a163e92465/chn_fonts.reg
Runwine regedit
, and in the Menu bar, click "Registry" and select "Import Registry File". When the file browser shows up, browse to the Downloads folder in your home folder. Select thechn_fonts.reg
file. -
Download and install wechat Go to https://www.wechat.com/en/ and download the windows client.
Open terminal and run wine ~/Downloads/WeChatSetup.exe
Install it, and then open the desktop shortcut on your desktop. Login with QR code and boom! Everything should work properly.