Linux Mint 17.3: how to install Wine 1.8 (not 1.9) ?

[Qowaf]

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uname -a
Linux PCname 3.19.0-32-generic #37~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 22 09:41:40 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

When following https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu I always get Wine v1.9 (now automatically updated to 1.9.2).

I wish to get the stable Wine v1.8 ... Please how to do ?

[dimesio]

WineHQ doesn't archive old packages, but it looks like the old Ubuntu Wine PPA has 1.8 packages. Keep in mind that they are not supported here. https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+arc ... /+packages

[Qowaf]

Thank you for the answer, I think I found the package: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+arc ... hive-extra

The thing I don't understand is why the software manager of my Linux Mint 17.3 (based on Ubuntu 14.04.1) still provides v1.6.2 and not v1.8.0 Do you think what users of Ubuntu v14.04.x have easy access to v1.8.0 ?

[dimesio]

The thing I don't understand is why the software manager of my Linux Mint 17.3 (based on Ubuntu 14.04.1) still provides v1.6.2 and not v1.8.0

Did you add the PPA I pointed you to to your package manager?

Do you think what users of Ubuntu v14.04.x have easy access to v1.8.0 ?

They would have access to the same repository I pointed you to.

[Qowaf]

Ok thank you I have v1.8 I do not know exactly how I did, here are the commands I have typed (maybe only the last one was really useful):

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apt-get remove wine
sudo apt-get remove --install-recommends winehq-staging
sudo add-apt-repository remove ppa:wine/wine-builds

From the GUI: Software manager > Edit > Sources > PPA (in the left column) > deselect "wine/wine-builds" and "wine/wine-builds (Sources)"

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sudo apt-get update
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine1.8

[Qowaf]

For information, I have installed Wine 1.8 on a Xubuntu v15.10 distribution, here are the right steps:

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine1.8