Wine 1.9.6 Dev Released, Available for Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Elementary OS via PPA
Wine 1.9.6 Dev Released, the first build to add support for the Vulkan API (Application Programming Interface) you can install on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Elementary OS 0.2 and Elementary OS 0.3 via PPA
Wine (originally an acronym for "Wine Is Not an Emulator") is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, Mac OSX, & BSD. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop.
It's not a virtual machine or an emulator
However, Wine should not be confused with a virtual machine or an emulator. It provides binary compatibility, support for graphics, sound interaction, as well as support for modems, networks, scanners, tablets, keyboards, and other devices. The software’s API allows developers to integrate Wine in their projects, and as a result, numerous graphical user interfaces, both free and commercial, appeared on the Internet over the years.
Looking at the changelog, we can see that numerous under-the-hood improvements and bug fixes have landed in Wine Staging 1.9.6, but among the new features, we can't help but notice the addition of a Vulkan wrapper.
The Wine development release 1.9.6 is now available.
What's new in this release:
- Better video card detection when using Mesa.
- Support for Shader Model 5 shaders.
- C++ exception handling improvements.
- Various bug fixes.
How to Install / Update Wine 1.9.6 Dev Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Elementary OS via PPA :
Because it is available via PPA, installing Wine 1.9.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Elementary OS 0.2 and Elementary OS 0.3 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the vlc package. Like this:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wine/wine-builds
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends wine-staging
sudo apt-get install winehq-staging
to remove, do:
sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:wine/wine-builds
After install completed, run the command on your ubuntu terminal :
sudo winecfg
Click install, for Installation wine configuration :
And next install wine gecko.
