Install WineHQ 2.0 rc6 on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10 and Linux Mint 18
Wine stands for "Wine is not an emulator" and it is an open source command-line software that's capable of translating Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly for integrating Windows applications into your Linux/UNIX desktop. For regular Linux users, the above means that the Wine software will allow them to run applications which are designed to be installed only on Microsoft Windows operating systems.
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.
Bugs fixed in 2.0-rc6 :
- NO$GBA 2.6a debugger GUI buttons are not stacked
- CodeCreatures crashes.
- VirtualDub: crash when using directx for display panes
- Visual Web Developer Express 2008 crashes when clicking "Browse" (bug in PropertySheet common control)
- FIFA 2000 demo crashes after 'Press Any Key'
- Space Giraffe: text between levels (and on level selection screen) is corrupted / unreadable
- Ctrl+C does not copy in the Battle.net chat scrollback
- SMARegisTry Backup installer: corrupted window title
- Battle.net launcher shows white screen with WINEPREFIX Windows version > 'Windows XP' (builtin 'd3dcompiler_46.dll' is not mature enough)
- crypt32/tests: chain test fails on Debian Jessie
- Battle.net crashes when you try to resize the window when "allow the window manager to decorate the windows" is unchecked.
- Pendulumania: Black screen
- KSP Trajectory Optimization Tool (using MATLAB Runtime (MCR)) "Could not successfully parse URI string"
- 64-bit Core Temp 1.x kernel driver 'ALSysIO.sys' crashes on unimplemented function ntoskrnl.exe.RtlUnwindEx
- curl 7.50: HTTPS fails with InitializeSecurityContext failed: SEC_E_INVALID_TOKEN
- DirectShow applications: MP3 playback is broken if winegstreamer is disabled
- Tompi Jones fails creating user profile
- redefinition of typedef 'REFERENCE_TIME'
- bcrypt:bcrypt test regression (test_aes)
- advapi32:eventlog test regression (privilege issue in test_start_trace)
- 3DMark11 installer crashes with access violation in Freetype because font data is released too early
Install WineHQ 2.0 rc6 on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10 and Linux Mint 18
Because it is available via PPA, installing Wine 2.0 RC6 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, 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 wine-devel
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 su
#winecfg
Compile WineHQ From Source code :
The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.
$ wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine/source/2.0/wine-2.0-rc6.tar.bz2
$ sudo tar jxf wine-2.0-rc6.tar.bz2
$ cd wine-2.0-rc6/
$ sudo apt-get install flex bison
# ./configure --without-x --without-freetype
# make
# make installIf already install, you just to update and upgrade :
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get upgrade
