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How to Install and Use Wine to Run Windows Applications on Linux

Installation If you are running an Ubuntu derivative, you’ll find Wine located in the Software Center. Chances are, however, that version is outdated. Because of that, we want to avoid installing the “out of the box” version offered. To do this, we must add the official Wine repository. This can be done one of two ways, via command line or GUI. Since our goal is running Windows applications, let’s use the GUI method. Here’s how: Click on the Applications menu Type software Click Software & Updates Click on the Other Software tab Click Add Enter ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa in the APT line section (Figure 2) Click Add Source Enter your sudo password Click Authenticate Click Close When prompted, click Reload Open the Software Center Search for Wine Click the Wine entry and then click Install Allow the installation to complete. That’s it. Wine is now ready to help you install and run Windows applications. Remember, however, that not every...