Install Wine 2.0 (Latest) on Ubuntu To Run Windows Applications on Linux
Even as a Linux user, it’s too hypocritical (to me) to argue that the Windows operating system is a better operating system user-friendly for ordinary users, regardless of whether they are used to using Windows first, or not.
Windows is supported by many professional applications that are richer in features when compared to applications on the GNU/Linux operating system, such as video editing applications, photos, and so on, as well as games for which many Linux users use Wine.
And that’s natural, because the Windows operating system is commercial, while Linux is a commercial operating system free and open source, who only get income through donations.
Linux is used as an alternative by some people who are reluctant to buy Windows licenses and licensed applications available for the Windows platform, they prefer to switch to using Linux which is free and open source instead of having to do license hijacking by sticking with Windows.
But in the process of migrating to Linux completely, sometimes on some occasions we also need to run applications that are only available for the Windows platform.
It could be that the reason is because similar applications available for Linux can not be enough to be an alternative to the required application, or because of the dependence and habit of using Windows.
If the applications for the Windows operating system that you need are only a few applications (and can run with Wine), you don’t need to re-install and use the Windows operating system on your device, you can use Wine.
Wine is an application that allows users of the GNU/Linux operating system to run applications from the Windows operating system on Linux.
Actually not only for the GNU/Linux operating system, Wine can also be used on the OS X operating system to run applications available for the Windows platform.
Although it can run Windows applications on other operating systems, Wine is not an Emulator.
Wine is not a perfect application, Wine can not run all applications on the Windows operating system on Linux. Even many popular applications that can not be run, only a few that can be run by Wine.
To see a list of what applications are supported by Wine, click the following link.
Install Wine 2.0 on Ubuntu To Run Windows Applications
Wine version stable the latest is Wine 2.0. Wine 2.0 already supports running Microsoft Office 2022 on Linux, and already supports more games.
Actually developer Wine has made the latest Wine release, namely Wine 2.1. However Wine 2.1 is version development, not version stable. We strongly recommend using the version stable, that is Wine 2.0.
To install Wine on Linux in order to run Linux platform applications on Windows, you can download the Wine application at WineHQ, but you have to do compile first in order to use it.
An easier way, you can install Wine for Ubuntu distributions and their derivatives using official repositories.
Open Ubuntu Terminal by pressing shortcuts/combination CTRL + ALT + T on the keyboard or open Terminal via the Ubuntu Dash.
If you are using 64 bit version of Ubuntu, before adding repository and install Wine, first enter the following command in Terminal to turn on 32 bit systems on systems with 64 bit architecture (if not already):
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
To install Wine via repository. Enter the following command to add repository Wine 2.0 pre-installedbuild on the list repository you.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wine/wine-builds
After successfully adding repositories, do updates so that the application list is updated or added, then install wine with the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install winehq-devel
Wait for the process updates list of applications and installation to completion.
