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How To install Wine 2.6 on Ubuntu 17.04

How To install Wine 2.6 on Ubuntu 17.04

Wine (Wine Is Not An Emulator) is an open-source compatibility layer software application that enables the Linux and Unix users to run Windows software on their systems, via the Winelib software library. It is written in C language and supports Unix-like operating systems. This article contains the installation procedure of Wine 2.6 on Ubuntu 17.04.

Features

  • Multi-threaded command stream in Direct3D.
  • Shader Model 5 instructions.
  • Support for 3D textures.
  • Better font transformations in DirectWrite.

Installation procedure

To start the installation procedure, install the required repository by executing the following command. 

root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:wine/wine-builds
 !!! PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REPOSITORY IS DEPRECATED !!!

For more information, please see:
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gpg:               imported: 1
OK

The repositories are added to your system. Now update the repository in your system by running the apt-get update command. 

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/stebbins/handbrake-releases/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease           
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Fetched 1,380 kB in 7s (179 kB/s)                                              
Reading package lists... Done

Next install the dependency package for Wine by executing the following command. 

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install --install-recommends wine-staging
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
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Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu5) ...

Run the following command to install the Winehq in your system. 

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install winehq-staging
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
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Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu5) ...

To check whether the application is running or not, choose any one windows software file in your local system.

Right click on the application and choose open with other progam/application option.

Now choose the wine windows program loader option in the drop-down list menu.

The Wine application is running in your system and it takes some time to update itself.

A pop up installer window comes on the screen and click install option.

Click continue on the privacy and network access policy. The Wine application is running in your system.

That is all about the installation of Wine 2.6 on Ubuntu 17.04.

Tag : wine Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
Will Wine run only under X?
A
Until recently with projects such as Wayland, serious alternatives to x11drv weren't even on the horizon so development has focused on X. However, Wine's interface with the graphics driver is
Q
How to starting Wine in Ubuntu?
A
To start the wine application we need to give the full path to the .exe program.


*For example, open the notepad.exe program through wine.



# wine notepad.exe
Q
What is main term ofwine?
A
Wine is a free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems.
Q
What are the special features enhanced in this version of Wine?
A
This release represents over a year of development effort and around 6,600 individual changes. The main highlights are the support for Microsoft Office 2013 and the 64-bit support on macOS.
Q
Can we check the wine version on Ubuntu?
A
Using this following command to check the wine version on Ubuntu

#wine --version