The Easiest Method, Hands Down Wine is definitely one of the best ways to run Windows software on a Mac. It has a large following and plenty of support and ways to find what you need and it is constantly being updated. I was actually planning on writing a tutorial on how to install the Windows version of Steam on Mac OS X with a standard Wine installation. Then I discovered that this method was actually easier and it keeps everything self contained within an.app file. So, without any further ado, let’s get started and install Steam on your Mac!!! Install Wineskin Winery This little gem is quickly becoming my favorite way to use Wine on Mac OS X. Wineskin is simple, fast and it’s easy. Everything is put together for you in a nice tidy little package and it’s all self contained in an.app file. It also has advanced features, so if you want to use a custom compilation of Wine you can. If you are new to Wine I think you will find it very user friendly and if you are already familiar with Wine, I think you will find that it has enough advanced features to your satisfaction. You can download it from. It works with the following versions of OS X. • OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) • OS X 10.7 (Lion) • OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) • OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) It’s a quick download with nothing to unpack or install. However, if you think you're going to cope with it, there are two possible ways to install Wine on Mac: using similar Wine-like programs or installing Wine through MacPorts. Actually, there is the third way: compiling Wine from scratch without any porting programs, but this is the way of the technically savviest and geekiest. These days, switching from a PC to a Mac is a relatively painless process. However, there are still times when you might like to play a game that is only available on Windows or access a work. Simply run the Wineskin.app file when it finishes downloading. Installing Wine and the Wrapper One of the great features I love about this app is that you can download and use any version of Wine that you want. This is so awesome because I have found that some Windows applications only work with certain versions of Wine. Not only that, but you can download several different versions at the same time and the app manages them for you and once downloaded, you can choose whichever version you want to use. • When you first open Wineskin you will see the home screen. • Click the “+” button to install Wine. You’ll see a drop down list of all the available versions. Go ahead and choose the latest version. • Next, update the Wrapper. • Last, click the “Build new blank wrapper”, name it “Steam” and then give it a few minutes to build. • You will be prompted to install Gecko and Mono. Decline these prompts. These are not necessary. • When it’s finished view your newly created wrapper and copy it over to the desktop. Hey Susan, Hmmm. It should be Steam.exe. I have had that issue where it hangs while trying to update. Not sure what causes it, but in my case I had to uninstall Wineskin and reinstall it and start from scratch. With the weird filename you are seeing along with the update hang, I would try uninstall/reinstalling Wineskin. Also, try: Rebuilding a wrapper using Wine 1.7.8 and see if that works. (Maybe something broke between.8 and.9??) Make sure you are updating winetricks before attempting to run the Steam winetrick. Let me know how it goes! Hey Jay, Maybe I misunderstood the purpose of this trick, but what I’m trying to do is use this steam client to download the game files from Steam to my hard drive. I loaded up steam, clicked download, waited for it to finish, etc. Now I am trying to get the actual files, and they aren’t anywhere on my mac. I can see them by right clicking the game in my Steam Library, hitting preferences, local files, and browse local files.
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