Title: IDA Pro 7+ on Wine
Date: 2019-04-01 12:30

Running the Windows version of [IDA Pro](https://www.hex-rays.com/products/ida/index.shtml)
on [Wine](https://www.winehq.org/) can be a bit troublesome: Every single time
I'm reinstalling it, I'm spending way too much time fixing the same quirks, so
this time I took notes!

# Installing Python

Since [IDA Pro 7.0](https://www.hexblog.com/?p=1132), the bundled python's
architecture is `x64`, and has some troubles during its installation process:
when asked to chose where to install it, the `next` button isn't working.

The solution is to ignore python's installation, complete IDA Pro's one,
download the [latest release](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/) of
Python2.7 for `x64`, and launch it in *quiet mode*,
via `msiexec /i python-2.7.13.amd64.msi /q`.

You can now use IDA Pro with IDAPython.

# Fixing IDA Pro's annoying behaviour with regard to multi-screens

IDA Pro uses Qt (namely 5.X since [IDA Pro 6.9](http://www.hexblog.com/?p=906)),
meaning that on Wine it's affected by
[QTBUG-43439](https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-43439): `Broken menu/combo
dropdown positioning in multiple monitor setup when running under wine`, also
tracked via [Bug 37709](https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37709) in Wine.

The easiest way to fix this annoying behaviour is to ~~monkey patch Qt~~ use
Wine's [explorer](https://wiki.winehq.org/Explorer), to create a *virtual
desktop* so that IDA Pro won't have to fiddle with our screens, with something
like this:

```
$ wine explorer /desktop=IDA,1920x1080 .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/IDA\ 7.2/ida.exe
```