[SOLVED] MX-23.2 Linux, how to install wine

6502 · 03-06-2024, 06:28 AM

MX Linux contains a service named 'MX Package Installer' - I like it and use it often.
About wine there is more options for installation. I can not decide which of them to use ...

MX Package Installer, Page = 'Popular Applications' =>

Code:

Wine,  run Windows applications without a copy of Microsoft Windows Packages to be installed: winehq-staging

MX Package Installer, Page = 'Enabled Repos' =>

Code:

Package: carla-bridge-wine64, Version: 2.5.5-0.1~mx23+1, Description: carla win64 bridge (wine DLL); 
Package: fonts-wine, Version: 8.0~repack-4, Description: Windows API implementation - fonts; 
Package: wine, Version: 8.0~repack-4, Description: Windows API implementation - standard suite; 
Package: wine-binfmt, Version: 8.0~repack-4, Description: Register Wine as the interpreter for Windows executables; 
Package: wine64, Version: 8.0~repack-4, Description: Windows API implementation - 64-bit binary loader; 
Package: wine64-preloader, Version: 8.0~repack-4, Description: Windows API implementation - prelinked 64-bit binary loader; 
Package: wine64-tools, Version: 8.0~repack-4, Description: Windows API implementation - 64-bit developer tools; 
Package: playonlinux, Version: 4.3.4-3, Description: front-end for Wine, PlayOnLinux is a front-end for wine; 
Package: protontricks, Version: 1.10.2-1, Description: simple wrapper that does Winetricks things for Proton; 
Package: q4wine, Version: 1.3.13-1, Description: Qt GUI for WINE; 
Package: twine, Version: 4.0.2-1, Description: utility for interacting with PyPI; 
Package: wine-gecko2.47.2, Version: 2.47.2-1mx23+1, Description: Microsoft Windows compatibility layer (embedded web browser); 
Package: wine-gecko2.47.4, Version: 2.47.4-1mx23+1, Description: Microsoft Windows compatibility layer (embedded web browser); 
Package: wine-mono7.4.0, Version: 1.0-1mx23+1, Description: Microsoft Windows compatibility layer--.NET compatibility; 
Package: wine-mono8.0.0, Version: 1.0-1mx23+1, Description: Microsoft Windows compatibility layer--.NET compatibility; 
Package: wine-staging, Version: 8.12-1mx23+1, Description: WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs; 
Package: wine-staging-amd64, Version: 8.12-1mx23+1, Description: WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs; 
Package: winehq-staging, Version: 8.12-1mx23+1, Description: WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs, Wine is a program which allows running Microsoft Windows programs (including DOS, Windows 3.x and Win32 executables) on Unix; 
Package: winetricks, Version: 20230212-2, Description: simple tool to work around common problems in Wine.

MX Package Installer, Page = 'MX Test Repo' =>

Code:

Package: carla-bridge-wine64, Source: carla, Version: 2.5.7-0.1~mx23+1, Description: carla win64 bridge (wine DLL); 
Package: wine-mono8.1.0, Version: 1.0-1mx23+1, Description: Microsoft Windows compatibility layer--.NET compatibility; 
Package: wine-mono9.0.0, Version: 1.0-1mx23+1, Description: Microsoft Windows compatibility layer--.NET compatibility; 
Package: wine-staging, Version: 9.3-1mx23+1, Description: WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs; 
Package: wine-staging-amd64, Source: wine-staging, Version: 9.3-1mx23+1, Description: WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs; 
Package: winehq-staging, Source: wine-staging, Version: 9.3-1mx23+1, Description: WINE Is Not An Emulator - runs MS Windows programs.

MX Package Installer, Page = 'Flatpacks' =>

Code:

q4wine 1.3.13; 
Twine 2.7.1; 
winehqWine 7.0; 
winehqWine 8.0.2; 
winehqWine 9.0; 
Wineglass 1.1.2; 
WineZGUI 0.99.6.

I am confused reading so many applications about wine.
Which of them I have to to install ?

business_kid · 03-06-2024, 06:53 AM

winehqWiine-9.0 looks like the one. The biggest one, anyhow. You want ≥wine-9.0 because otherwise you have to fart about adding 32bit libraries for 32bit programs.

michaelk · 03-06-2024, 07:26 AM

playonlinux is a graphical frontend tool for wine
winetricks is a script to help configure some Windows programs
wine-staging is an experimental testing area that contains some bug fixes and features not yet released.
wine64 runs only on 64 bit computers.

I am not a big fan of flatpaks. Look at the winehq database and see if there is an entry for the applications you desire to run. Hopefully someone has entered some information with the version of wine. I would use that to judge whether or not to install version 8 or 9. You might find that your applications do not run at all.

6502 · 03-06-2024, 08:01 AM

I would like to play games developed under Windows like
- Heroes of Might & Magic II;
- Heroes of Might & Magic III;
...

michaelk · 03-06-2024, 08:21 AM

Here are the results. III looks like it would run but nothing recent for II so I have no idea except to try and see what happens. I don't see any advantage of installing 9 at the moment.

https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManag...ation&iId=2402
https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManag...cation&iId=394