olegausany wrote:I have read online that you not longer include Wine in your distributions. Since in way more than 20 years of Linux existence there still no simple easy, suitable for end user way, to install software.
There is something particularly frustrating about trying to install something and having it go wrong. Whether you use MS or Linux or Mac.
I recall, not that long ago, using MS where when an installation went wrong, the best you could possibly hope for was some vague error message that looked less generic than the others that you could offer in both hands with large deep soulful eyes to someone in high hopes that they will help you.
There may be some developments in Linux that we can help to steer you toward. Once you start using the packaging systems, you may change your mind about Linux Installation methods.
You are correct that there is no Central Processing for all installations. Linux has great variety in packaging.
Linux has repositories and keys that allow distribution- but also create security.
But most importantly, many methods of installation on Linux tell you exactly what went wrong, where it went wrong and how to rectify it.
Users of Windows are used to ignoring the errors they see because they are unhelpful in Windows. But in Linux, those error messages are exactly what you need to know. Following what the error messages tell you in Linux invariably leads to either a solution or understanding what can and cannot be done.
olegausany wrote:I know that your software store has version 3.0 while Google search points to versions 4.xx and if I understand it correctly version 5 is already available .
The Ubuntu Software Center operates on the premise of only offering what has been rigorously tested. That is a fine thing for some software but for others, like Wine, the latest version is what must be pushed.
Software Center also has some known bugs. Admittedly, I use it very rarely. I prefer Synaptic or Terminal installs. I use Synaptic only when installing with terminal leads to too many dependencies to track down. And terminal is how I install the majority of software.
I complained bitterly and struggled heavily about installation when I first migrated to Linux. It took some effort to figure out how to use the very powerful tool that terminal is for installing software, but once a person gets the hang of it- it is informative, easy, efficient.
Which is why Linux continues to use it as a superior method- even when MS spoils users into being dependent on others.
olegausany wrote:I have searched this forum before posting but got no results.
The forum search function is broke and sucks rat nuts.
olegausany wrote:So my queston is how can I install the most recent stable Version of Wine? I have tried to follow a tutorial I found online which should install it from official Wine website by copying and pasting commands to the terminal window but after installing a key I started receiving bunch of errors so wasn't successful so any help will be very appreciated
Swarfendor linked to another thread with known working instructions - if you have any issues, please stop by this thread and ask about anything that isn't making sense. We will get you sorted out and running.
