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# Click "Additional repositories" choose <nowiki>"+Add a new repository" and enter: deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main</nowiki>
 
# Click "Additional repositories" choose <nowiki>"+Add a new repository" and enter: deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main</nowiki>
 
# Click the "Update cache" button
 
# Click the "Update cache" button
# From console type: <nowiki>apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable -y</nowiki>
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# From console type: <nowiki>sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable -y</nowiki>
 
# Configure: winecfg
 
# Configure: winecfg
  
 
note ***: Add key via console, goto terminal and enter <nowiki>"wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key" followed by "sudo apt-key add Release.key"</nowiki>
 
note ***: Add key via console, goto terminal and enter <nowiki>"wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key" followed by "sudo apt-key add Release.key"</nowiki>

Revision as of 19:04, 21 April 2018

To use a current version of wine we do not want to go though the Software Manager in Mint. A current version of wine is available from the wine repository.

  1. open the "Software Sources" control panel and click "Authentication Keys"
  2. At the bottom click "Download a key" and enter: https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key (** If this fails, see "add key via console below")
  3. Click "Additional repositories" choose "+Add a new repository" and enter: deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main
  4. Click the "Update cache" button
  5. From console type: sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable -y
  6. Configure: winecfg

note ***: Add key via console, goto terminal and enter "wget https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key" followed by "sudo apt-key add Release.key"