What some tools (like exe2deb fake scripts) actually do is simply rename the file extension, which will never work.
cp your-application.exe myapp_deb/opt/myapp/ how to convert exe to deb link
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. How to Convert EXE to DEB: Bridging the
Place the Windows executable (e.g., app.exe ) into a logical location within the package structure. A common convention is /usr/share/myapp/ . A common convention is /usr/share/myapp/
—but it was forged in the distant land of Windows. In the realm of Linux,
: You must compile your source code specifically for a Linux target to create a native executable (often an ELF file).
package because they are built for fundamentally different operating systems. An contains code for the Windows NT kernel, while a
