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Wine installation

Asked by srikumar

to run Windows Programs under Ubuntu 15.10, which program to install:-

Wine Microsoft Compatibility Layer (meta-package)
OR
Wine Windows Program Loader
OR BOTH

Is it necessary to install "winetricks" thereafter

and then install the "Windows Program"

any suggestions ?
Thank you.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

WINE will only run some applications, not all. Some applications run better than they do under Windows. Others will refuse to install or misbehave once executed. It is far from perfect. If you run:

sudo apt-get install wine

You will install what is needed. Winetricks can be useful if applications need certain settings. I suggest you check the WINE AppDb for compatibility and instructions on how to install a particular application. It will also tell you if an application will work (if you only intended to run one application and it gets a garbage or bronze rating you may want to not bother with WINE)

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srikumar (ssrikumar) said : 		#2

Have decided not to install Wine due to reviews expressing problems arising after new upgrades.
Will stick to the Dual Boot option.

Thank you for your suggestions.