Install StudioTax 2019 on Ubuntu 18.04

Step 1: install Wine

sudo apt install wine-stable

sudo apt install winetricks

sudo apt install winbind


Step 2: install .Net4.5.2 which is required by StudioTax

env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WineStudioTax wineboot --init

env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WineStudioTax winetricks dotnet452 corefonts


Step 3: install IE7 (Although it is not in the requirements of StudioTax, if IE is not installed, notes spit out by StudioTax won't show on some popup dialogues.)

env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WineStudioTax winetricks ie7


Step 4: install StudioTax 2019
-- Download StudioTax2019Install.exe
-- Check its md5sum

env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WineStudioTax wine StudioTax2019Install.exe /extract

env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WineStudioTax winetricks settings win7

env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WineStudioTax wine msiexec /i StudioTax.msi


Step 5: For the autofill feature, we need to install a Windows version Firefox to do the authentication with CRA.

Download Firefox 49.0.2 Win32 version. Then run command:

env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WineStudioTax wine 'Firefox Setup 49.0.2.exe'

Set up Firefox as default to open URL. Run:
env WINEPREFIX=$HOME/WineStudioTax wine regedit


Change in Regedit:

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> http -> shell -> open
        Create/Edit command key to:
            "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "%1"

    (Repeat for https:)
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -> https -> shell -> open
        Create/Edit command key to:
            "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" "%1"

Save/close regedit



References:
1. Install .NET with Wine: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=25478&iTestingId=104233

2. Install StudioTax with Wine: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=37634

3.  Installing StudioTax 2017 on Wine: http://pnijjar.freeshell.org/2018/studiotax/