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Windows games on Ubuntu 10.4

Asked by Pierre Viljoen

Hi All
As I am very new to Ubuntu, I am going to pepper this forum with questions till I have the functionality I require !
First question on my agenda is : Can I play Windows games on Ubuntu 10.4, if so how and what do I need to do step by torturous step to achieve this?
Many Thanks
Pierre

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Ian Ace (iaculallad) said : 		#1

Yes, you can play MS Windows games in Ubuntu using an Emulator. Try browsing the link below and learn more about WinE and it's supported gaming applications:

http://appdb.winehq.org/

HTH.

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Pierre Viljoen (pierrefv) said : 		#2

Hi Ian
Fair enough but how do I download the emulator?
Thanks
 Pierre

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Ian Ace (iaculallad) said : 		#3

The procedures below will install the latest build of WinE on your system.

Open the Terminal and input the following code below to add the PPA for WinE.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

Using the same Terminal window, update the software list using the command below:

sudo apt-get update

And finally install Wine 1.2 RC6 with the following command:

sudo apt-get install wine1.2

HTH.

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Pierre Viljoen (pierrefv) said : 		#4

Hi Ian
Terminal is telling me"Need a repository as argument"
What do I do next?
Thanks
Pierre

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Best Ian Ace (iaculallad) said : 		#5

Ok, before executing the commands I posted above, try to UPDATE first your repository with:

sudo apt-get update

Then, try running the commands above.

HTH.

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Pierre Viljoen (pierrefv) said : 		#6

Hi Ian
Thanks Buddy!
Wine downloaded and installed without any errors.
Thanks
Pierre

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Pierre Viljoen (pierrefv) said : 		#7

Thanks Ian Ace A. Culallad, that solved my question.