What should I install with winetricks?

[LMLM]

I am reinstalling Wine and would like to know what additional libraries I should install to ensure that I have the highest possible rate of success when trying to run anything. For example, I remember reading somewhere that DirectX 9 is not advisable because it is not very compatible and there is a better replacement. So what should I install or not?

[dimesio]

You shouldn't install anything with winetricks unless you know for a fact that a program you want to run needs it. Unnecessary overrides can prevent apps/games from working.

[LMLM]

How am I supposed to know what requires what? That has always been an unfathomable mystery to me.

[dimesio]

Start by checking the AppDB and bugzilla for known issues. Beyond that, you just have to figure it out from the console output. You can ask for help here with that.