Wine is a popular application for running Windows programs on Linux. Installation of the program is available using the PPA repository, the application center of the distribution kit, or manually building the emulator via the command line.
Instructions
Step 1
Automatic installation and addition of Wine to Linux distributions of the Ububntu family is performed by adding a specialized PPA key. To install the emulator, go to the "Application Center" using the appropriate item when you click on the menu icon in the top panel of the system. In the window that appears, select "Edit" - "Application Sources".
Step 2
Go to the Other Software tab. Click “Add” to enter a name for the new repository for the system. In the APT line field, enter ppa: ubuntu-wine / ppa. Click Add Source. After that, call the "Terminal" by pressing Ctrl and T on the keyboard or by selecting the "Applications" - "Standard" section in the top panel of the system. Enter:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wine
Press Enter and wait for the operation to complete. Once the installer is finished, you should be able to see Wine in the Linux application menu.
Step 3
In distributions of the Ubuntu family, the user is also given the opportunity to install the program from the "Terminal". Call Command Prompt and enter:
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 will be able to run Windows applications.
Step 4
For other systems other than Ubunutu (Kubuntu, Edubuntu, Xubuntu, Mint), you can download the automatic installation file from the project's official website. Using your browser, go to the developers page and click Download on the left side of the window. Select the version of your operating system from the list of programs offered. Click on the link at the bottom of the page to go to the site where the packages you need to download will be located. After choosing your distribution, wait until the installer downloads.
Step 5
Run the installer and confirm the installation. If necessary, enter the root (administrator) password to modify certain system files. After the installation is complete, you will see a corresponding notification. Click Close and go to the GUI panel menu to run Wine. This installation method is suitable for Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE, Slackware, Red Hat (CentOS or Fedora), and FreeBSD. Distribution packages are supplied in the appropriate format. During the installation process, the system may require loading additional libraries for the normal operation of the application.
