In a nutshell (supposing you start from scratch):
$ sudo apt-get install wine cabextract $ rm .wine/drive_c/Program Files/Microchip -rf (to remove anything that failed) $ wget http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks $ sh winetricks vcrun6 $ wget http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/mp760a.zip $ unzip mp760a.zip -d microchip $ wine Install_MP760a.exe $ wineserver -k (to get rid of splash screen at the end of install) $ sh winetricks dcom98 $ wine .wine/drive_c/Program Files/Microchip/MPLAB IDE/Core/MPLAB.exe
I can’t tell yet if ICD2 is supported with this setup… Stay tuned.
Here’s the original reference that helped me getting out of a splash screen hanging problem:
http://www.nabble.com/-Bug-8407–MPLab-7.60-hangs-at-splash-screen-t3765354.html