The Software Center version is always going to be older than the version from WineHQ. However, if you want a simpler install process that doesn’t require typing any commands, you can quickly install a stable version of Wine through the Software Center. With this installation method, Wine will only update if there’s a newer version available the next time you update Ubuntu itself. You won’t be able to update Wine separately. To install the Ubuntu package, just open Software Center, type wine, and click Install. Then, skip down to step 8 to perform the final configuration steps. If you want the latest Wine release with frequent updates, you’ll want to install Wine from WineHQ. It’s not hard to install, but there are a few more steps than using Software Center. We’ll walk you through them!
Once you run the command, check the value of “CPU op-mode. " You’ll either see 32-bit, 64-bit, or both.
If CPU op-mode displayed both 64-bit and 32-bit, there’s no need to run this command.
First, run sudo mkdir -pm755 /etc/apt/keyrings to create a directory for the repository key. Then, run sudo wget -O /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive. key https://dl. winehq. org/wine-builds/winehq. key to add the repository key.
Ubuntu 22. 04 (Jammy Jellyfish): sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources. list. d/ https://dl. winehq. org/wine-builds/ubuntu/dists/jammy/winehq-jammy. sources If there is no stable version available for Jammy when you run this command, you can install the development version instead. To do so, use sudo apt install –install-recommends winehq-devel. Ubuntu 20. 04 (Focal Fossa): sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources. list. d/ https://dl. winehq. org/wine-builds/ubuntu/dists/focal/winehq-focal. sources Ubuntu 18. 04 (Bionic Beaver): sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources. list. d/ https://dl. winehq. org/wine-builds/ubuntu/dists/bionic/winehq-bionic. sources. Ubuntu 16. 04 (Xenial Xerus): sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources. list. d/ https://dl. winehq. org/wine-builds/ubuntu/dists/xenial/winehq-bionic. sources Ubuntu 14. 04 (Trusty Tahr): sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources. list. d/ https://dl. winehq. org/wine-builds/ubuntu/dists/trusty/winehq-bionic. sources
If there is no stable version available for Jammy when you run this command, you can install the development version instead. To do so, use sudo apt install –install-recommends winehq-devel.
The Wine files are installed in /opt/wine-(branch).
On the Applications tab, you’ll see that Wine can mimic different Windows versions for each application. The default Windows version is Windows 7, but you’ll probably want to select a newer version of Windows (such as Windows 10). On the Desktop Integration tab, you can choose to add Windows-style theme and link Windows-like folder structure (e. g. , Desktop, My Documents) to directories in Ubuntu. You can customize the behavior of windows and mouse movements on the Graphics tab and sound on the Audio tab. Once you’re finished making configuration changes, click OK to save.
While lots of popular Windows software titles will work great in Wine, you might run into problems with some apps. Check out the Wine Application Database to see which apps will run flawlessly, with minor flaws, or not at all on Ubuntu.
If the installer doesn’t launch, you can also start it from the command line. In a Terminal window, use cd to enter the directory to which you saved the downloaded installer, then use wine filename. exe to launch it.
If the installer doesn’t launch, you can also start it from the command line. In a Terminal window, use cd to enter the directory to which you saved the downloaded installer, then use wine filename. exe to launch it.
If the installer doesn’t launch, you can also start it from the command line. In a Terminal window, use cd to enter the directory to which you saved the downloaded installer, then use wine filename. exe to launch it.
If prompted to choose an installation location, choose C:\Program Files. You can configure any apps you install in the winecfg tool. Just run wincfg at the prompt, click Add Application on the Applications tab, and select the newly installed app. Then, with the new app selected, go through the tabs and make modifications specifically for that app.
First, open Files and make sure hidden files are visible. If you don’t see the . wine folder, press Ctrl + H to toggle showing hidden files. [6] X Research source Double-click the . wine folder and then navigate to the location to which you installed the Windows program. Right-click the . exe file and choose Open with > Wine.
For example, if you installed it in the virtual C:\Program Files\Game\Risk directory, you’d use cd ‘. wine/drive_c/Program Files/Games/Risk’. [7] X Research source You can start Windows programs from the full path if you’d prefer, but you’ll need to start them with wine start. For example, wine start ‘C:\Program Files\Game\Risk. exe’ Start the program using wine appname. exe. For example, if the Windows application file is called Risk. exe, you’d use wine Risk. exe to open it from the current directory.
You can install Winetricks from Ubuntu Software or using sudo apt-get install winetricks. However, if you want to get help from the Wine team, they may not provide assistance if you’re using Winetricks. [8] X Research source Once Winetricks is installed, run it from the prompt using the command winetricks. You can then use the tool to install working packages of popular apps and libraries.
