PlayOnLinux 4.3 to run Windows applications on Linux Ubuntu Systems. Install PlayOnLinux 4.3 on Ubuntu Linux using Phoenicis PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac 5 repository. Phoenicis is the designated successor of PlayOnLinux and PlayOnMac 4. It allows you to install and use non-native applications on your favorite operating system.
PlayOnLinux
PlayOnLinux is a piece of software which allows you to easily install and use numerous games and apps designed to run with Microsoft® Windows®. Few games are compatible with GNU/Linux at the moment and it certainly is a factor preventing the migration to this system. PlayOnLinux brings a cost-free, accessible and efficient solution to this problem.
What are PlayOnLinux’s features?
Here is a non-exhaustive list of the interesting points to know:
- You don’t have to own a Windows® license to use PlayOnLinux.
- PlayOnLinux is based on Wine, and so profits from all its features yet it keeps the user from having to deal with its complexity.
- PlayOnLinux is free software.
- PlayOnLinux uses Bash and Python.
Nevertheless, PlayOnLinux has some bugs, as every piece of software:
- Occasional performance decrease (image may be less fluid and graphics less detailed).
- Not all games are supported. Nevertheless, you can use our manual installation module.
Install PlayOnLinux
Run the following commands in termina:
sudo apt-get update
wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://deb.playonlinux.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install playonlinux
Please note that to install PlayOnLinux on 18.x Systems, replace $(lsb_release -sc) with xenial and bionic for 19 Systems in the command.
Developement Version
To get the latest developement version, open a terminal and type:
git clone https://github.com/PlayOnLinux/POL-POM-4