Questions about Wine on Linux
MichaelPalin
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by MichaelPalin » Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:58 am
So, basically, I'm following
the guide to install Wine in Ubuntu , but, when I type
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sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable
in the command line I get the error in the title. What gives? Also, what version would I get, if I install "wine" package like this:
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sudo apt install --install-recommends wine
? This package does exist as an option.
Thanks a lot!
dimesio
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by dimesio » Thu Apr 29, 2021 6:18 am
What version of Ubuntu? If it's 21.04, there are no winehq-stable packages for it yet because 21.04 was not released when Wine 6.0 came out. There will be stable packages whenever 6.0.1 comes out, or you can install winehq-devel or winehq-staging.
Also, what version would I get, if I install "wine" package like this:
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sudo apt install --install-recommends wine
My guess is that you will get the distro package, which seems to be 5.0.3 for hirsute.
https://packages.ubuntu.com/hirsute/wine
MichaelPalin
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by MichaelPalin » Thu Apr 29, 2021 7:56 am
Ok, thanks for the info. I'll go with winehq-staging then, I guess I should get used to staging, if I want to use Wine for games anyway.