I've been trying to set up a 64-bit Wine prefix on my Ubuntu system using WineHQ Stable. However, I've encountered some issues and would appreciate some guidance.
Problem:
Installed `winehq-stable` which is supposed to be the 64-bit version.
Tried to set `WINEARCH` to `win64`, but Wine created a 32-bit prefix instead.
Found `wine64` symlinked to `/opt/wine-stable/bin/wine64`, but the file doesn't exist.
Attempted to create a 64-bit prefix using `WINEARCH=win64` and `WINEPREFIX=~/.wine64`, but Wine still created a 32-bit prefix.
What I've Tried:
Checked Wine installations with `dpkg -l | grep wine`, showing `wine-stable:i386` and `winehq-stable` packages installed.
Tried running `wine64 --version`, which returns "command not found".
Used `WINEARCH=win64 WINEPREFIX=~/.wine64 winecfg`, but it still created a 32-bit prefix.
Questions:
1. How can I successfully set up a 64-bit Wine prefix?
2. Should I uninstall `winehq-stable` and install another version?
3. What steps should I follow to troubleshoot this issue further?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
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biggy:~$ dpkg -l | grep wine
rc q4wine 1.3.12-1 amd64 Qt GUI for WINE
rc wine-stable:i386 9.0.0.0~jammy-1 i386 WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs
rc wine-stable-i386:i386 9.0.0.0~jammy-1 i386 WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs
biggy:~$ sudo apt remove q4wine wine-stable:i386 wine-stable-i386:i386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package 'q4wine' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'wine-stable-i386:i386' is not installed, so not removed
Package 'wine-stable:i386' is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
N: Ignoring file 'winehq-jammy.sources.backup' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension
N: Ignoring file 'archive_uri-https_dl_winehq_org_wine-builds_ubuntu_-jammy.list.backup' in directory '/etc/apt/sources.list.d/' as it has an invalid filename extension
biggy:~$ rm -rf ~/.wine
biggy:~$ dpkg -l | grep wine
rc q4wine 1.3.12-1 amd64 Qt GUI for WINE
rc wine-stable:i386 9.0.0.0~jammy-1 i386 WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs
rc wine-stable-i386:i386 9.0.0.0~jammy-1 i386 WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs
After uninstalling winehq-stable and purging, I ran the above commands. I noticed when i grep i still see some installs for wine but cannot uninstall.
Still I troubleshoot and welcome any help. Thank you. I am a noob with wine and Ubuntu at large so bear with me.
