export WINEARCH=win32

Download 32 bit version of irfanview

winetricks -q mfc42
wine iview453_setup.exe

Plugins http://irfanview.info/files/irfanview_plugins_444_setup.exe

Command:

mimeopen -d file.jpg 

doesn't show IrfanView to choose.

Create file /home/user/.local/share/applications/wine-extension-jpg.desktop and set if to handle image/jpeg Also remove env WINEPREFIX line when using default prefix

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=IrfanView 32-bit
MimeType=image/jpeg;
Exec=wine-stable start /ProgIDOpen IrfanView.jpg %f
NoDisplay=true
StartupNotify=true
Icon=7BE4_i_view32.0

Update the mime cache: update-desktop-database /home/user/.local/share/applications

If default wineprefix is used, the env variable WINEPREFIX cannot be set to the same default prefix directory.

In Debian Buster

apt-get install nomacs

https://www.xnview.com/en/xnviewmp/#downloads