# Installing a Clarion application on Xubuntu using Wine and setting up a nettalk web server (Part 1) - (Part 2) - (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** tips\ **Tags:** nettalk\ **Created:** [January 31, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927 "2026-01-31T17:10:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/1 "2026-01-31T17:10:04Z")
The following are step by step instructions for installing [Xubuntu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xubuntu) and [Wine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_%28software%29) in a [Hyper-V](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyper-V) VM running on [OVH](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OVHcloud) and Local hosted VM’s * * * ## Installing xubuntu and wine Ovh to use static IP you must create a mac address in the OVH control panel download an iso image. I used xubuntu minimal for its lightweight desktop gui. a gui is required for wine to operate properly. ```auto xubuntu-25.10-minimal-amd64.iso ``` From - Hyper-V or windows admin center Create a VM Gen2 Add a virtual switch for the network I used a 20 GB hard disk Create Then go to settings For OVH Networks → Advanced → Static → Mac Address: Enter mac address here. Security → Template → Microsoft UEFI Certification Authority Start Then Connect to the VM You should now see the xubuntu start screen and a very useful spinning circle. When startup is complete you will be presented with a desktop use Install Xubuntu Minimal Enter the following items and click Next Language Keyboard Do not connect to the internet if you are using OVH as we need to add a setting later. If you are using your local computer you can enter those settings now or a local VM you can enter the settings now. - Note: if you do try to enter your settings here for OVH setups, the install and boots will take much longer as the network settings will wait to time out. Interactive installation Select xubuntu Do not install third party software Erase disk and install Xubuntu I selected no encryption Enter credentials - Note - For this install i selected that i do not require a password to log in. This may change later if I get systemd working Select Region Install and wait until the system is installed - Take a break, do other work or just watch the very useful progress bar. Once completed - Use restart now Press enter to remove the installation media and wait for bootup. Use your password to log in Use the upper top left blue circle to start terminal emulation Note: sudo elevates the command you are using to administrator. This is similar to opening a windows command prompt in admin mode. The first time you use sudo you will be asked to enter your administrator password * * * Firewall commands: Just the basics here. Salt to your needs. ```bash sudo ufw allow http sudo ufw allow https sudo ufw enable sudo ufw status ``` Note: to enable from an ip to a specific port. this example is for ssh ```bash sudo ufw allow from 123.123.123.123 to any port 22 proto tcp ``` Note: to disable use the following example ```bash sudo ufw deny http ``` * * * Edit network settings Use the blue circle and then select all applications and select advanced network settings. Go to the IPV4 tab and enter settings. Then Save Return to or open a new Terminal window using the blue circle navigate to /etc/netplan/ note: Linux uses the forward slash rather than the back slash when naming directory structures ```bash cd /etc/netplan ``` Look for yaml files using ls. The -l option shows date and time etc. ```bash ls -l ``` there may be several files listed. edit the newest file created by the advanced network utility. hint. you can type out the enter file name such as ```bash sudo nano 90-NM-XXXXXXXXXXXXX.yaml ``` or you can type something like ```bash sudo nano 9 ``` But before you edit the file. If you did enter the editor then you can use CTRL-X to exit Now would be a good time to make a backup copy. Linux uses the cp command ```bash sudo cp xxx.yaml xxx.yaml.bu ``` hint - you can use the tab key to make this quicker Now back to editing the file ```bash sudo nano 9 ``` Edit the file to look similar to the file below (note the indentation is critical—use spaces, not tabs): Leave the line with “Your interface as is” mine is eth0. yours could be different as shown below. the on-link: true line is critical for OVH to work ```auto BEGIN FILE network: version: 2 ethernets: enp3s0: # Your interface name renderer: NetworkManager addresses: - 10.10.10.2/24 # Your static IP routes: - to: default via: 10.10.10.1 on-link: true END FILE ``` Use CTRL-X to exit and save the file Test your network file ```bash sudo netplan try sudo netplan apply ``` Test the connection ```bash png www.google.com ``` Update the system ```bash sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade ``` Shutdown Xubuntu From a terminal window use ```bash sudo apt shutdown now ``` Or blue circle then orange left arrow then shutdown This is a good time to consider creating a checkpoint Start the VM and then connect Use the blue circle to open a terminal window ```bash sudo apt install wine sudo apt install winetricks sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install wine32:i386 ``` now test wine by running the wine configuration program ```bash winecfg ``` if you get an error. unable to load kernal32.dll then you will need to move your .wine folder which allows wine to rebuild its defaults ```bash sudo mv ~/.wine ~/.wine.old ``` Try running winecfg again exit winecfg test notepad ```bash wine notepad ``` Exit notepad some terminal notes ```auto pwd displays the current directory ~/ represents your home directory if my user is jeff then my home directory is /home/jeff ``` I can navigate to this location using both ```auto cd /home/jeff and cd ~/ ``` When uploading files using ssh or other tools it is usually best to transfer files to this directory The default folder for Wine is ```auto ~/.wine ``` and the windows C: drive is located under ```auto ~/.wine/drive_c ``` upload your windows EXE now run ```bash wine ~/.wine/drive_c/yourapplicationfolder/yourapplicationname.exe ``` Now would be a good time to shutdown and create a checkpoint ---
**Author:** ![Bruce](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Bruce](https://clarionhub.com/u/Bruce)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/2 "2026-02-01T03:37:32Z")
Thanks Jeff. Which version (build) of Ubuntu is this for? ---
**Author:** ![CarlBarnes](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/carlbarnes/32/1859_2.png) [@CarlBarnes](https://clarionhub.com/u/CarlBarnes)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/3 "2026-02-01T10:40:30Z")
> [@Bruce](#): > > Which version (build) of Ubuntu is this for? The details mention “[Xubuntu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xubuntu) 25.10 Minimal” aka _Questing Quokka_ > download an iso image > I used xubuntu minimal for its lightweight desktop gui. > xubuntu-25.10-minimal-amd64.iso ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/4 "2026-02-02T15:15:18Z")
Minor update. c: is in ~/.wine/drive\_c not c\_drive ---
**Author:** ![jslarve](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jslarve](https://clarionhub.com/u/jslarve)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/5 "2026-02-02T15:40:08Z")
a couple of things I always found useful: ls -la (similar to ls -l, but shows hidden stuff too) df -h (shows disk usage in human readable form) and cat & grep ---
**Author:** ![urayoan](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/urayoan/32/1288_2.png) [@urayoan](https://clarionhub.com/u/urayoan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/6 "2026-02-02T17:53:07Z")
To add some touch (createa new file) nano -w /path/to/file (text editor, alternative to vi) ifconfig (to check ip config, similar to ipconfig in windows) if not present, un Ubuntu and variants, net-tools can be installed like this sudo apt install net-tools sudo (super user do, to elevate temporarily permissions to execute high level commands) ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/7 "2026-02-02T21:29:18Z")
Very useful commands to know. I come from MS Xenix and I hesitate to give out hints when I am not sure if my knowledge from over 20 years ago is still valid. I used fgrep. not sure how that differs from grep. ---
**Author:** ![urayoan](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/urayoan/32/1288_2.png) [@urayoan](https://clarionhub.com/u/urayoan)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/8 "2026-02-03T11:40:30Z")
> In a nutshell ```clarion egrep is 100% equivalent to grep -E fgrep is 100% equivalent to grep -F ``` ---
**Author:** ![seanh](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@seanh](https://clarionhub.com/u/seanh)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/9 "2026-02-03T12:25:43Z")
To add to that: top Show running processes with the active at the top. less Like more but with paging (q quits it) du -sh \* gives file size. s summarises, h for human sizes ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/10 "2026-02-03T16:33:33Z")
Part 2 Uploading and running the web1 nettalk application * * * Uploading and running the web application Note: Fire wall rules are in cascading order the following is for information only ```bash sudo ufw status numbered sudo ufw delete # ``` ```bash sudo ufw allow from xx.xx.xx.xx to any port 22 proto tcp ``` xx.xx.xx.xx Start here in a terminal window ```bash sudo dpkg -l openssh-server sudo apt update sudo apt install openssh-server ``` ```bash sudo systemctl enable ssh sudo systemctl start ssh ``` WinSCP for ssh I uploaded to /home/myusername/.wine/drive\_c I then navigated in a terminal to that folder ```bash cd ~/.wine/drive_c/web1 ``` I then started web1 using wine ```bash wine web1.exe ``` Note: My web1 appeared to freeze. I removed all Xml, Json and INI files because the port was already set At this point you can use something like port 8080 and then open the port using firewall rule. Wine does not allow access to ports 80 and 443. These ports will be forwarded later on. Open this port for testing ```bash sudo ufw allow 8080 ``` test http:xx.xx.xx.xx:8080 If you cant access your site at this time you may need to reboot ```bash Sudo reboot now ``` test http:xx.xx.xx.xx:8080 Checkpoint We want to run our application from its folder so that all pathing will work properly. We need a shell script to do this before we run our web application. Create a shell file (similar to a batch file) note that Linux is case sensitive when naming directories and files. Since we are in our home directory, we do not need sudo here. starting from your home folder cd ~/ ```bash nano web1.sh ``` ```auto [BEGIN FILE] cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Web1 wine Web1 [END FILE] ``` CTRL-X to save Make the file executable ```bash chmod +x my_script.sh ``` Test you script by using the following ```bash ~/web1.sh ``` Note: entering web1.sh and pressing enter will not run the script. You must use a path Now to add the site to the startup section. Use the blue top left circle. Then go to settings and then session and startup. Click on the Application AutoStart tab Click add Enter a name and a description, leave the trigger at login. In command enter ```auto /home/yourusername/web1.sh ``` Note: if the above does not work I found using the button gave me the correct command line Now you can save, exit and restart to test that the site loads. You can also take this opportunity to make another checkpoint ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/11 "2026-02-03T16:34:32Z")
Part 3 - Installing the nginx web server for port forwarding * * * Installing the nginx web server for port forwarding From the terminal ```bash sudo apt update sudo apt install nginx sudo ufw allow http sudo ufw allow https ``` ```bash systemctl status nginx ``` q to exit * * * Setting up reverse proxy rules ```bash cd /etc/nginx/site-available ``` ```bash sudo nano your_domain.com.conf ``` Note: server\_name .your\_domain.com; # Shortcut for your\_domain.com and \*.your\_domain.com Note: server\_name your\_domain.com www.your\_domain.com; # Replace with your domain name or use ‘\_’ for any hostname ```auto [BEGIN FILE] server { listen 80; listen [::]:80; server_name .your_domain.com; location / { proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080; proxy_set_header Host $host; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; } } [END FILE] ``` Hint: create this file and upload ```bash sudo cp ~/your_domain.com.conf . ``` Now create a symbolic link ```bash sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/your_domain.com.conf /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ ``` Then remove the default file. Note: use the full path when removing the following file ```bash sudo rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default ``` Test the file and correct any errors ```bash sudo nginx -t ``` * * * For SSL forwarding to port 8443 ```bash sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf ``` Look for the line `include /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*;`. Right below that (outside the http {} bracket), add: ```auto include /etc/nginx/streams-enabled/*; ``` CTRL-X Make this new directory ```bash sudo mkdir /etc/nginx/streams-available sudo mkdit /etc/nginx/streams-enabled sudo nano /etc/nginx/streams-available/yourdomain.com-ssl.conf ``` ```auto [BEGIN FILE] stream { map $ssl_preread_server_name $backend_name { ~^(.*)\.khojant\.com$ app_backend; khojant.com app_backend; } upstream app_backend { server 127.0.0.1:8443; } server { listen 443; proxy_pass $backend_name; ssl_preread on; } } [END FILE] ``` CTRL-X Now link the file ```bash sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/streams-available/yourdomain.com-ssl.conf /etc/nginx/streams-enabled/ ``` Install the nginx stream package ```bash sudo apt install libnginx-mod-stream ``` Install the vcruntime :Note - I said no to the X64 runtime. I have no idea if that makes a difference. ```bash sudo winetricks vcrun2015 ``` Now set your certificate and test ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@JeffH](https://clarionhub.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/installing-a-clarion-application-on-xubuntu-using-wine-and-setting-up-a-nettalk-web-server-part-1-part-2-part-3/8927/12 "2026-02-09T18:06:24Z")
I need the AWS s3 classes for one of my applications. I needed wine-mono for this. you can get that here. ```auto https://dl.winehq.org/wine/wine-mono/10.4.1/ ``` and use the command ```auto wine msiexec /i wine-mono-10.4.1-x86.msi ```