Hi, im trying to install wine on linux mint 21.

[TalionRanger117]

im trying to a game of war of the ring. it needs directplay like age of mythology and age of empires 3 do.

But, when installing. it seems i need wine mono and gecko too.

how do i install the packages that it needs for full install?

it give me a error code 256 when installing through lutris.

[angelmealey]

Hello,
To install the necessary packages, Wine Mono and Wine Gecko, for running games like War of the Ring in Wine, you can follow these steps:

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Install Wine Mono by running the following command:

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sudo apt install wine-mono
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This command will install the Wine Mono package, which is a replacement for the .NET Framework in Wine.
3. Install Wine Gecko by running the following command:pizza tower

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sudo apt install wine-gecko
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This command will install the Wine Gecko package, which provides the necessary components for rendering HTML content within Wine.
Once you have installed Wine Mono and Wine Gecko, you should be able to proceed with the installation of War of the Ring or any other game that requires these packages.
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Regarding the error code 256 you encountered when installing through Lutris, it could be due to various reasons. Well,... I think you should run the installer directly: Instead of using Lutris, you can try running the game installer directly with Wine. Open a terminal, navigate to the directory containing the installer, and execute the following command:

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wine /path/to/game-installer.exe
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Replace "/path/to/game-installer.exe" with the actual path to the game installer.

[jkfloris]

The wine-mono and wine-gecko packages are probably not available for Linux Mint. Both Mono and Gecko are automatically downloaded and installed the first time you use Wine.

In case you canceled the question the first time, you will be able to get it again with:

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wineboot -u

You can also install them manually. How to do this is described on the WineHQ wiki:
- Mono Wiki
- Gecko wiki

[TalionRanger117]

The wine-mono and wine-gecko packages are probably not available for Linux Mint. Both Mono and Gecko are automatically downloaded and installed the first time you use Wine.

In case you canceled the question the first time, you will be able to get it again with:

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wineboot -u

You can also install them manually. How to do this is described on the WineHQ wiki:
- Mono Wiki
- Gecko wiki

awesome thanks.