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Running Messenger with wine in Ubuntu

Asked by Chris9385

I am running Wine 1.1.7 on the new Ubuntu 8.10 and I am not able to run MSN Messenger. I have looked on some older FAQ's and it says there should like a Wine app under Apps>Accessories but the new one I guess made its own folder under the Apps menu. So I cannot figure out how to run the program now?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please don't use wine, try other Linux native program compiled for Linux

On Ubuntu Linux you can use amsn or pidgin to get access to your messenger account...

pidgin and/or amsn and/or emesene

Pidgin is already installed, you need to install amsn and emesene... so:

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install amsn emesene

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

You will find them into menu Appllications → Internet menu

hope this helps

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

To install wine

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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