Problem installing latest version of Wine to Ubuntu (8.10)

Rico2005 · Post by **Rico2005** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:14 pm

Hi, I am a nooby to Linux...I recently installed Ubuntu (8.10) to my PS3, in hopes of installing my Windows games (i.e. Steam, Call of Duty, etc.)...I've been researching linux applications that allow me to install Windows based applications, which is how I came across Wine...

I followed the step by step procedures on how to install the latest version of Wine to Ubuntu 8.10 from http://winehq.org/download/deb

I went to Applications > System > Software Sources...then added the WineHQ APT Repository under Third Party Software...downloaded and installed Scott Ritchie's key and imported it through the "Authentication" tab...selected it...then clicked close...I reloaded the applications...but then I received the following error message:

Could not download all repository indexes

The repository may no longer be available or could not be contacted because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your network connection and ensure the repository address in the preferences is correct.

Failed to fetch http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/dis ... id/Release
Unable to find expected entry main/binary-powerpc/Packages in Meta-index file (malformed Release file?)

Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Now, I am 200% sure my internet is working fine because my PS3 is directly connected to my router with an ethernet cable, and I am able to surf the internet fine while on my wireless laptop.

I have also tried to manually install Wine by entering the Command Line Instructions from http://winehq.org/download/deb ..I received the same error message through there, saying that some index files failed to download.

I even tried searching my Add/remove applications, but Wine is not listed in there, nor is it listed in my Synaptic Package Manager...

Can someone please help me install Wine to my PS3 (Ubuntu 8.10)?

Thanks,

Richard

Post by **André H.** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:29 pm

It searched for main/binary-powerpc in that repository
I dont know much about PS3, but the processor is a 64-bit-powerpc
you should try getting the wine-source and compile it or take a look at Darwine. might be hard, but you will not find a deb-pack for it.

see:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwine/
http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX
http://wiki.winehq.org/GitWine

Its a nice idea, so tell us you experience

vitamin · Post by **vitamin** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:48 pm

Rico2005 wrote:Hi, I am a nooby to Linux...I recently installed Ubuntu (8.10) to my PS3, in hopes of installing my Windows games (i.e. Steam, Call of Duty, etc.)...I've been researching linux applications that allow me to install Windows based applications, which is how I came across Wine...

You can't. Wine does not emulate CPU. The PS3 has CPU that is not compatible with x86.

Even if you succeed and compile Wine on your PS3 it will NOT run any windows program.

James McKenzie · Post by **James McKenzie** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:51 pm

André H. wrote:

It searched for main/binary-powerpc in that repository
I dont know much about PS3, but the processor is a 64-bit-powerpc
you should try getting the wine-source and compile it or take a look at Darwine. might be hard, but you will not find a deb-pack for it.

see:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/darwine/
http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX
http://wiki.winehq.org/GitWine

Its a nice idea, so tell us you experience

This will require installing a PowerPC x86 emulator as well. I don't
know the status of any of them at this time. I do know that the Mac
PowerPC x86 emulator has been stalled for quite some time.

James McKenzie

Post by **André H.** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:59 pm

vitamin wrote:
Rico2005 wrote:Hi, I am a nooby to Linux...I recently installed Ubuntu (8.10) to my PS3, in hopes of installing my Windows games (i.e. Steam, Call of Duty, etc.)...I've been researching linux applications that allow me to install Windows based applications, which is how I came across Wine...
You can't. Wine does not emulate CPU. The PS3 has CPU that is not compatible with x86.

Even if you succeed and compile Wine on your PS3 it will NOT run any windows program.

But Darwine emulates it, does it?

Post by **André H.** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 6:06 pm

you may use QEMU to emulate a windows-machine or a linux machine which runs wine.