How to install Wine on Linux

How to install Wine on Linux


Wine is a popular application for launchingprograms designed for Windows, in a Linux environment. The installation of the program is available with the help of the PPA-repository, the application distribution center or the manual assembly of the emulator through the command line.



How to install Wine on Linux


Instructions


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Automatic installation and addition of Wine inLinux distributions of the Ububuntu family are performed by adding a specialized PPA-key. To install the emulator, go to the "Application Center" using the corresponding item when you click on the menu icon in the top pane of the system. In the window that appears, select "Edit" - "Application sources".


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Go to the "Other programs" tab (OtherSoftware). Click "Add" to enter the name of the new repository for the system. In the APT line field, specify ppa: ubuntu-wine / ppa. Click "Add Source". After that, call "Terminal" by pressing Ctrl and T on the keyboard or by selecting "Applications" - "Standard" in the top panel of the system. Type: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wine Press Enter and wait for the operation to finish. Once the installer's work is complete, you can see Wine in the Linux applications menu.


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In distributions of the Ubuntu family userIt is also possible to install the program from the "Terminal". Call the command prompt and type: sudo add-apt-repository ppa: ubuntu-wine / ppa && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wine1.7 This request will automatically add the required key to the system and initiate the installation of the emulator, after which you can run Windows applications.


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For others other than Ubunutu (Kubuntu,Edubuntu, Xubuntu, Mint) systems you can download the automatic installation file from the official project website. Using a browser, go to the developers page and click Download on the left side of the window. Among the proposed list of programs, select the version of your operating system. Click the link at the bottom of the page to go to the site where you will find the necessary packages to download. After selecting your distribution, wait for the installer to finish downloading.


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Run the installer and confirm executioninstallation. If necessary, enter the root password (administrator) to modify certain system files. After the installation is completed, you will see an appropriate notification. Click "Close" and go to the menu panel of the graphical environment to start Wine. This installation method is suitable for Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE, Slackware, Red Hat (CentOS or Fedora), and also for FreeBSD. Packages for distributions are delivered in the appropriate format. During the installation process, the system may require the loading of additional libraries for the normal operation of the application.