How to Use Wine on Linux

Installing Wine

1. 
   Open the Terminal. Select the Terminal application from your computer's Menu or Applications list to do so.

   1. On most Linux versions, you can also open the Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
   2. Some Linux versions also have a command line textbox at the top of the screen.
2. 
   Enable 32-bit architecture. If your computer uses a 64-bit processor, you'll need to enable 32-bit mode for your computer. To do so:

   1. Type sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 into Terminal and press ↵ Enter.
   2. Type in your root password when prompted and press ↵ Enter.
3. 
   Point your computer's downloader to the Wine website. This will allow your computer to find the proper download files. To do so:

   1. Type in wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key and press ↵ Enter.
   2. Type in sudo apt-key add Release.key and press ↵ Enter.
   3. Enter your root password if prompted.
4. 
   Add the Wine repository to your library. Depending on your Linux version, you'll enter one of the following strings:

   1. Ubuntu - sudo apt-add-repository https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/
   2. Mint - sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main'
5. 
   Update the downloaded packages. Type in sudo apt-get update and press ↵ Enter.
6. 
   Select a download. As of March 2018, the stable release for Wine can be downloaded by typing in sudo apt-get install --install-recommends wine-stable and pressing ↵ Enter.^[1]

   1. There may be future Wine versions that support multiple different types of stable download.
7. 
   Confirm the download. Type in y and press ↵ Enter, then type back in your root password if prompted. Wine will begin downloading and installing onto your computer.
8. 
   Wait for the download to finish. Wine will take upward of 10 minutes to finish installing on your computer. When it finishes downloading, you can proceed.