"Unable to locate package winehq-stable"

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MichaelPalin
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"Unable to locate package winehq-stable"

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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!
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Re: "Unable to locate package winehq-stable"

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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
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Re: "Unable to locate package winehq-stable"

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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.
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