Run Windows games and softwares on Linux Ubuntu Systems. Install Wine 1.7.50 on Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives.
As you know, Wine (Wine Is Not An Emulator) is a popular open-source software/app that enables to run Windows games/software on Linux and Unix systems.
Wine 1.7.50 brings DirectX 11 support on Linux Ubuntu Systems. It also brings a new version of Firefox 40 based Gecko engine, better font matching (DirectWrite), OpenMP/ARM platforms support, and various bug fixes and improvements.
The latest version Wine 1.7.50 brings support forPowerPoint 2007, Winamp, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10, PhotoLine 32, Hearts of Iron III, Xfire 2.0, Visual Studio Code, Schein, Nvidia Physx uninstaller, and Office 2013 installer.
Install Wine 1.7.50 on Ubuntu
The latest version of Wine Is Not An Emulator (Wine 1.7.50) can be installed on Ubuntu Systems – Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04 and Derivatives. Open Terminal and run the following commands to install Wine 1.7.50 on Ubuntu via PPA:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks
If you aren’t happy with Wine 1.7.50 and wish to remove it from Ubuntu Systems, run the following command:
$ sudo apt-get remove wine1.7 winetricks