Why no Wine? [Solved]

[Galen10]

Are there any plans to add Wine to the repository? I tried adding the latest unstable version (the only one I could find to download) but it doesn't work at all in LMDE.

Regards,

Bob

[HogNation]

Can you not install the stable version directly from Wine? http://www.winehq.org/

That's probably an obvious questions I'm sure, but never know, lol.

[xenopeek]

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Various ways to add Wine, I think this is still actual: viewtopic.php?f=190&t=76928

[Galen10]

Can you not install the stable version directly from Wine? http://www.winehq.org/

That's probably an obvious questions I'm sure, but never know, lol.

Because (other than the source code) there isn't a stable version for Debian on there - unless I've missed it, and I had a good look round. That's where I got the unstable versions from, and that won't run on LMDE.
Regards,

Bob

[HogNation]

Oh okay. I installed mine from source so I wasn't sure. I have a friend who knows quite a bit about Wine and installs a different version of Mint every single day. I'll ask him if he knows of a way and get back with you if someone else hasn't before I do.

[HogNation]

Have you tried looking into this?: http://r3dux.org/2012/03/how-to-install-the-latest-version-of-wine-in-lmde/

[Galen10]

Have you tried looking into this?: http://r3dux.org/2012/03/how-to-install-the-latest-version-of-wine-in-lmde/

Yes, that's the method I used - but it only works with the unstable version - which won't run under LMDE, as I found out some considerable time later. The only set of .deb files available that I can find (never mind a package) are those listed on that very page - and they are all the unstable version pointed to by the Wine website.

Regards,

Bob

[Galen10]

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Various ways to add Wine, I think this is still actual: viewtopic.php?f=190&t=76928

Bother, I just wrote you a long reply, which disappeared into the aether. Bring back newsgroups, all is forgiver! This is the condensed version.

Yes I read them, and used one of them - see the rest of the thread. However, my question was not "how do I install it" but "why is it not in the reposiitory". By inference - "will it ever be in the repository"? I thought the whole point of Linux was to use repositories.

Regards,

Bob

[zerozero]

Yes I read them, and used one of them - see the rest of the thread. However, my question was not "how do I install it" but "why is it not in the reposiitory". By inference - "will it ever be in the repository"? I thought the whole point of Linux was to use repositories.

Regards,

Bob

wine is in debian (in all releases >> search better) http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=all&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=wine

wine migrated yesterday to testing (tho a very old version 1.0.1) http://packages.qa.debian.org/w/wine/ne ... 3915Z.html

you might wanna help in this RFH (request for help)

The current maintainer is looking for someone who can help with the maintenance of this package. If you are interested in this package, please consider helping out. One way you can help is offer to be a co-maintainer or triage bugs in the bts. Please see bug number #479659 for more information.

link to bug 479659 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=479659

want it quicker and more up to date? compile it http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/debian-testing-wheezy-64-compiling-wine.html

[Brian49]

I return once again to my suggestion that a sticky about Wine be added to this forum. Hardly a week goes by without someone asking about it.

[CapitalG]

I return once again to my suggestion that a sticky about Wine be added to this forum. Hardly a week goes by without someone asking about it.

+1 then maybe people won't WINE about it

[Galen10]

Yes I read them, and used one of them - see the rest of the thread. However, my question was not "how do I install it" but "why is it not in the reposiitory". By inference - "will it ever be in the repository"? I thought the whole point of Linux was to use repositories.

Regards,

Bob

wine is in debian (in all releases >> search better) http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=all&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=wine

wine migrated yesterday to testing (tho a very old version 1.0.1) http://packages.qa.debian.org/w/wine/ne ... 3915Z.html

you might wanna help in this RFH (request for help)

The current maintainer is looking for someone who can help with the maintenance of this package. If you are interested in this package, please consider helping out. One way you can help is offer to be a co-maintainer or triage bugs in the bts. Please see bug number #479659 for more information.

link to bug 479659 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=479659

want it quicker and more up to date? compile it http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/debian-testing-wheezy-64-compiling-wine.html

It isn't in the LMDE repository - however hard you search - which was my question! It isn't in a .deb package that someone like me can manage either. If it has migrated to "testing", perhaps it will arrive in "latest" soon? I very much doubt I would be much help in maintenance, I don't have the necessary skills - and at my advanced age, I doubt I've time to learn enough to be of use. However, if anyone thinks I can, I'll have a try. The same applies to compiling code.

I take it your "Want it quicker?" is a backhanded way of saying that I shouldn't complain? Well, if you look at my question you'll see that's all it was - a query, not a complaint. I was just asking why a version of Wine is to be found in the standard repositories of every Ubuntu or Debian distro I've tried to date, except LMDE.

Regards,

Bob

[Galen10]

I return once again to my suggestion that a sticky about Wine be added to this forum. Hardly a week goes by without someone asking about it.

It seems like a good idea to me. It would save a lot of hassle all round.

Regards,

Bob

[zerozero]

Yes I read them, and used one of them - see the rest of the thread. However, my question was not "how do I install it" but "why is it not in the reposiitory". By inference - "will it ever be in the repository"? I thought the whole point of Linux was to use repositories.

Regards,

Bob

wine is in debian (in all releases >> search better) http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=all&section=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=wine

wine migrated yesterday to testing (tho a very old version 1.0.1) http://packages.qa.debian.org/w/wine/ne ... 3915Z.html

you might wanna help in this RFH (request for help)

The current maintainer is looking for someone who can help with the maintenance of this package. If you are interested in this package, please consider helping out. One way you can help is offer to be a co-maintainer or triage bugs in the bts. Please see bug number #479659 for more information.

link to bug 479659 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=479659

want it quicker and more up to date? compile it http://verahill.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/debian-testing-wheezy-64-compiling-wine.html

It isn't in the LMDE repository - however hard you search - which was my question! It isn't in a .deb package that someone like me can manage either. If it has migrated to "testing", perhaps it will arrive in "latest" soon? I very much doubt I would be much help in maintenance, I don't have the necessary skills - and at my advanced age, I doubt I've time to learn enough to be of use. However, if anyone thinks I can, I'll have a try. The same applies to compiling code.

I take it your "Want it quicker?" is a backhanded way of saying that I shouldn't complain? Well, if you look at my question you'll see that's all it was - a query, not a complaint. I was just asking why a version of Wine is to be found in the standard repositories of every Ubuntu or Debian distro I've tried to date, except LMDE.

Regards,

Bob

- lmde follows testing with a buffer for stability, so if the pkg was added yesterday to testing it can't be in lmde repos today or tomorrow. maybe you should read this viewtopic.php?f=197&t=91405&start=0
- apart from the topic Vincent linked above you have here viewtopic.php?f=190&t=98857&hilit=+wine and here viewtopic.php?f=199&t=97743&hilit=+wine other options. pick one in there.

[Galen10]

- lmde follows testing with a buffer for stability, so if the pkg was added yesterday to testing it can't be in lmde repos today or tomorrow.

That's all I wanted to know - whether or not it would eventually appear.

maybe you should read this viewtopic.php?f=197&t=91405&start=0
- apart from the topic Vincent linked above you have here viewtopic.php?f=190&t=98857&hilit=+wine and here viewtopic.php?f=199&t=97743&hilit=+wine other options. pick one in there.

I've read those out of interest. Thanks,

Regards,

Bob

[kristhor]

for some reason winetricks is in there.