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How To Install WINE 1.9.2 In Ubuntu Using Terminal

By Sourabh /  Category: How To, Ubuntu

How to install WINE in Ubuntu, using Terminal. Install WINE In Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and Linux Mint. The Wine development release 1.9.2 is now available.

Wine (originally an acronym for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”) is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, Mac OSX, & BSD. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop.

Wine development release 1.9.2 – What’s new in this release (see below for details):

  • GStreamer 1.0 support.
  • Support for SHA hashes in BCrypt.
  • Synthesizing bold glyphs also for bitmap fonts.
  • Underlines support in DirectWrite.
  • Still more Shader Model 4 instructions.
  • Various bug fixes.

The Wine development release 1.9.2 source is available from the official website.

Bugs fixed in 1.9.2 (total 41):

  • Gyldendal dictionary needs ole2disp.dll.SAFEARRAYALLOCDATA
  • SHBrowseForFolder: BIF_NEWSTYLEDIALOG not implemented – title gets cropped in uTorrent
  • Lack of ole2disp.dll.SAFEARRAYDESTROYDESCRIPTOR causes Nota Bene to refuse to launch
  • Installshield installer text not being bolded (appinstall)
  • Use-after-free in DdeClientTransaction in user32 dde tests
  • Unimplemented function ole2.dll16.READCLASSSTM
  • winverbs doesn’t work, needs ole2disp.dll16.SAFEARRAYALLOCDESCRIPTOR
  • winegstreamer broken with >=glib-2.32.0
  • Render-to-fbo with WINED3D_SWAP_EFFECT_FLIP continually spammed in console
  • Add support for GStreamer 1.0 API/ABI
  • EasyPal version August 6 2012 crashes on unimplemented function
  • msvcp60.dll.??Dstd@@YA?AV?$complex@N@0@ABNABV10@@Z
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow demo doesn’t work after intro movies
  • MSVC 2012 needs msvcp110.dll.?_Equivalent@sys@tr2@std@@YAHPBD0@Z
  • valgrind shows a few possible leaks in msxml3/tests/httpreq.c
  • valgrind shows several leaks in msxml3/tests/schema.c
  • Native MSVCP120.dll override requires implementation of msvcr120.dll._W_Gettnames (Desura client)
  • GLFont crashes saving a .glf file (needs msvcp70.dll.?open@?$basic_ofstream@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@QAEXPBDH@Z)
  • valgrind shows uninitialized variable in dlls/shlwapi/tests/ordinal.c
  • AVG installer wants ntdll.dll.RtlCreateUserProcess
  • Dungeon Keeper FX runs too quickly (differences in clock() function)
  • Steam client: links missing underline when DirectWrite method enabled
  • Unused variables xoffset, yoffset in SCROLL_TrackScrollBar
  • Dirt 3 requires WINED3DFMT_R8G8_UNORM
  • Zararadio crashes when it has to change from a playlist to another.
  • Cobra 11 – Burning Wheels demo: crashes when starting the tutorial
  • When closing a maximized microsoft word 2007 window, the program is closed but the desktop screen is not refreshed
    GTAIV rendering is broken
  • J-Link 1.3.0 does not start at all, needs winspool.drv.EnumPrinterKeyW
  • Warhammer 40k: Kill Team needs BC1_UNORM
  • Wreckfest Server: Crashes at startup, unimplemented function KERNEL32.dll.GetConsoleScreenBufferInfoEx &
  • SetConsoleScreenBufferInfoEx
  • Alien Shooter crashes often with access violation
  • LeapPadExplorer needs rasapi32.dll.RasSetCustomAuthDataW
  • Worms Armageddon opens wine explorer instead of running
  • Cabal II can’t be opened, needs msvcp100.dll.?lowest@?$numeric_limits@M@std@@SAMXZ
  • KeePassX 2.0 wants KERNEL32.dll.SetSearchPathMode
  • trackbar thumb always at zero on dialog load.
  • StarCraft II: 64bit client crashing regularly due to access violation (0xC0000005)
  • StarCraft II: 64bit client only runs with lowest shader settings
  • Regression in dmime caused by change in flag handling for DSBCAPS_CTRLPAN in dsound
  • Thumb slider doesn’t respond to key events
  • EveOnline launcher crashes when started, needs msvcr120.dll._dpcomp

Install WINE in Ubuntu

Run the following commands in Terminal to install WINE in Ubuntu Systems – Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and Linux Mint.


sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wine/wine-builds
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine-devel

Once installed, open the WINE from Ubuntu Dash or Terminal.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.