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how install wine

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i want know how install wine

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Rodrigo Donado (frezeeer) said : 		#1

Hi:

just do:
sudo apt-get install wine
that will take care of the installation.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Linux does not natively run any windows exe files.
In order to run windows files you will have to run them with a compatibility layer called Wine.

http://www.winehq.org/

To install wine in Ubuntu

Please first enable the universe repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Community Maintained open source software (universe)"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install wine

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then there are a lot of howto on the net:
http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/05/18/how-to-install-windows-programs-in-linux-using-wine/
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/wine
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine

Hope this helps

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