How To Convert Exe To Deb Link May 2026

Package: my-windows-app Version: 1.0 Section: utils Priority: optional Architecture: all Depends: wine Maintainer: Your Name <email@example.com> Description: Wrapped Windows application This .deb installs myapp.exe and runs it via Wine. Go back to the root directory ( myexe_deb ) and run:

Create a file usr/local/bin/run-myapp with the following content:

Use a pattern in the URL. If their EXE link is: https://example.com/download/App_v2.0.exe

Only if the developer provides both versions. You cannot change an https://example.com/software.exe into https://example.com/software.deb unless the developer hosts the DEB file at that location (which is rare).

#!/bin/bash # This script runs when the .deb is installed EXE_URL="https://example.com/download/app.exe" EXE_NAME="app.exe" DOWNLOAD_PATH="/opt/myapp/$EXE_NAME" wget -O "$DOWNLOAD_PATH" "$EXE_URL" chmod +x "$DOWNLOAD_PATH" cat > /usr/share/applications/myapp.desktop << EOF [Desktop Entry] Name=My App Exec=wine $DOWNLOAD_PATH Type=Application EOF