How to install Wine in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
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2 February 2009 07:02
Wine is the best free application when it comes to running your favorite Windows software in Linux. The name comes from the recursive acronym Wine Is Not an Emulator.
Before trying to install your Windows applications in Wine you should first check the Application Database, from Wine's official website, where you can find a database with most of the Windows software telling you the compatibility between your software and Wine. Application rated with platinum run flawlessly on an out of the box Wine installation.
Official website: winehq.org
How to install wine in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
Because Wine is available in the official Ubuntu repositories we will install Wine using the apt-get command in Terminal.
1) Run Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal)
2) Paste the following command:
4) Installation should not take more than a couple of minutes
5) Great! You now have Wine installed.
For a tutorial on how to install Windows software under Wine, please check out our tutorial here.
Before trying to install your Windows applications in Wine you should first check the Application Database, from Wine's official website, where you can find a database with most of the Windows software telling you the compatibility between your software and Wine. Application rated with platinum run flawlessly on an out of the box Wine installation.
Official website: winehq.org
How to install wine in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
Because Wine is available in the official Ubuntu repositories we will install Wine using the apt-get command in Terminal.
1) Run Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal)
2) Paste the following command:
sudo apt-get install wine3) Enter your sudo password
4) Installation should not take more than a couple of minutes
5) Great! You now have Wine installed.
For a tutorial on how to install Windows software under Wine, please check out our tutorial here.
