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Install And Use Wine In Ubuntu Linux

Most often you need to run windows applications in Linux, Wine makes it possible. It is a free, easy-to-use application which allows you to run windows programs in Linux environment. Wine is capable of installing programs of almost all versions of Windows.  Installing wine in Ubuntu Linux is very easy. Just run the following command in your terminal to install it.

apt-get install wine

Now, Wine is installed and your Linux environment is ready to install and use windows programs. You can load it from Applications > Wine.

launch-wine

Now for example, to install WinRAR using Wine in Ubuntu, first download the .exe file of WinRAR and right click it and choose “Open with Wine windows program loader“.

winrar-with-wine1

Installation wizard will start and it will install WinRAR immediately. You can check it from Applications >Wine > Programs>WinRAR.

winrar-load-with-wine

There is a long list of Windows programs which can be installed via Wine on Ubuntu Linux. It is an opensource program and is always in constant developement stage, we hope to see more features in upcoming releases. Enjoy!

19 Comments

  1.  Hello
    Good morning
    I installed wine software and some .exe software inside wine.
    and after installing all that i started facing some serious problem
    when i try to open a file , using OPEN WITH command ,
    there are many repeted software shortcut name i.e adobe photo shop , winrar , Pagemaker

    Now i jst unstalled wine software – but i m still facing same problem
    How to fix it ..?
    My system is fully updated…. kernal also….

    plz help me …………..

    Thankyou
    Hemant –  Jaipur – INDIA
    my email ID is hmtyit-ginger@yahoo:disqus .co.in
    I have attached screen shots…

  2. where we want to place the downloaded wine package before run the command apt-get install wine in terminal

  3. How to install windows Maya 2011 (Full) or Maya 2012 (Demo) in Ubuntu through wine ? and also do installations in any packages from winetricks ? please reply and help me

  4. I having problem on opening my vodafone mobile broadband K3570. It install through wine window, but can not be opened. I need your help please so I can use this devise

  5. sudo apt-get install comand work on my ubuntu 10.10 and i cannot even able to connect tata photon whiz while my system detects the device. could you tell me how to solve these problems.

  6. install wine in ubuntu to install .exe files (windows application software)
    step:1 go to terminal
    step:2 type “sudo apt-get install wine”
    step:3 type your password
    step:4 press “y” (yes) on keyboard
    …step:5 after some extraction of files it will finish the installation
    step:6 to check the wine go to
    main menu—>wine–>program–>Accessories—>notepad… now u can insatll all .exe files on ubuntu

  7. How do I install wine? I am new in Linux, but I don’t know what is it all about, Ubuntu, and other stuffs. Well, what is a ‘terminal’ actually, how to do I use it? Is it ctrl+alt+t? Maybe that’s what I read. I am not sure but when I type in ‘apt-get install wine’, it just gave me an error saying

    ‘Package Wine is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, obsoleted, or is only available from another source’

    And in additional: ‘E: Package Wine has no installation candidate’

    I’m a newbie and I agree, please don’t treat me as someone who is making trouble and forcing me away. Kindly send some a guide to me through email without any means of harm.

  8. Nice… I have also tried to explain this step by step herehttp://jaxov.com/2009/09/how-to-install-wine-in…

  9. Nice… I have also tried to explain this step by step herehttp://jaxov.com/2009/09/how-to-install-wine-in…

  10. Nice… I have also tried to explain this step by step herehttp://jaxov.com/2009/09/how-to-install-wine-in…

    •   Hello

      Good morning

      I installed wine software and some .exe software inside wine Software

      and after installing all that i started facing some serious problem

      when i try to open a file , using OPEN WITH command ,

      there are many repeted software shortcut name i.e adobe photo shop , winrar , Pagemaker

      Now i jst unstalled wine software – but i m still facing same problem

      How to fix it ..?

      My system is fully updated…. kernal also….

      plz help me …………..

      Thankyou

      Hemant –  Jaipur – INDIA

      my email ID is hmtyit-ginger .co.in

      I have attached screen shots…