How to Install Wine in Ubuntu System

Based on its friendly working interface and safe account management method, Ubuntu system is accepted and put into use by more and more users, occupying a place in the operating system market. However, the accompanying compatibility problems have hindered the popularity of the system. Many programs only support the Microsoft Windows system and cannot be installed and used in the Ubuntu system. Fortunately, a program named Wine uses API conversion technology to make functions corresponding to Linux and Windows to call DLL to run Windows programs, which can perfectly solve the problem of poor compatibility. Also, this Wine program is completely free and legal, so use it with confidence.

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part 1

Install Wine

1 Open Software Center. This is the package manager for the Ubuntu system and the easiest way to download and install the stable version of the Wine program. You need to be connected to an available network to download and install the Wine program. X Research Sources You can also download the latest released, non-stable version of the Wine program from the Wine program developer, but we do not recommend this. Because the unstable version of the program may bring many serious system failures and other problems.

2 Search for "wine" in the software center. The official Wine program will appear first in the list of search results.

3 Click the "Install" button to install the Wine software. The installation process may take a few minutes.

4 After the installation is complete, open a terminal. Before using the software, you need to perform the necessary configuration operations on Wine in the terminal. You can open Terminal from Applications → Accessories → Terminal or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.

5 Type .winecfg and press Enter. This will create a folder on your computer similar to the Windows "C:" drive, which allows you to run incompatible programs. The folder is marked as .wine and is hidden from the Home path.

6 Set the Windows emulation configuration options. After creating the "C:" drive, the configuration window will open, allowing you to adjust options such as the simulated Windows system version. Among them, different tabs correspond to different settings. "Applications" - This option allows you to set the Windows version of each application installed. The "default" is to load a version of Windows without OS-specific settings. "Libraries" - This allows you to set up DLL files for different Windows emulation versions. Most users won't need to change this setting, but sometimes you may need to make some adjustments to make certain programs work correctly. "Graphics" - This allows you to adjust options related to screen size, mouse capture, resolution, etc. And each option corresponds to a different "application", so you need to link to the "application" tab for settings and adjustments during configuration. "Drivers" - This allows you to match drives and folders on your computer to Wine's virtual drives. To find the disk drive path, you need to right-click the icon on the desktop. You can also click the "Auto Detect" button to have Wine automatically detect your installed drivers. "Desktop Integration" - Allows you to adjust the theme and appearance of the simulated application. "Audio" - Allows you to adjust the audio settings of the Wine program. Most users leave the default settings, and Wine will use your Linux audio settings on its own.

part 2

Install and run the Wine application

1 Download the Windows application, or insert the installation disk. If you're on Windows, then you can install any Windows-enabled application. If you downloaded the program's installation file, save the file in a path you remember.

2 Open a terminal and access the path where the installation file is located. If you are installing from an installation disk, skip this step.

3 Enter the .wine programname.extension command to run the installer. For example, if you downloaded an installation file named "itunes_installer.exe", then you would need to enter the wine itunes_installer.exe command and press enter. The interface will then run the program as if it were a Windows system. If you are installing the program from an installation disk, make sure that the installation disk has the drive certificate specified by Wine. Then enter the following command: wine start 'D:\setup.exe'. Change the filename to the actual filename.

4 Follow the installation prompts to install the program. The entire installation process is the same as installing a program in a Windows system. If you are asked to set the installation path, select C:\Program Files.

5 Find the installed application on your Ubuntu application menu or desktop. Many Windows applications create a shortcut icon on the desktop when they are installed for easy access. Double-click the icon to run the program.

6 If you cannot find the shortcut icon, run the program from the terminal. If the program you installed does not create a shortcut icon, then you need to use the terminal to run the program. The X research source locates the save path of the program executable file, such as: /home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Apple. Enter wine progamname.extension and press Enter to open the program. Such as: wine itunes.exe

7 Create a shortcut to the Wine program. If you don't want to open Wine every time by typing a command from the terminal, you can create a shortcut icon on the desktop. Right-click on your desktop and select "Create Launcher". Choose an icon from the list, or add a custom icon. In the Command field, enter wine progam-location/program.extension. The path is the path where the executable file for the particular program is located. For example: wine /home/user/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/itunes.exe. Do not check the "Run in Terminal" dialog.

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