Wine for Ubuntu and Ubuntu

derivatives Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives (such as Kubuntu) obtain software from packages which are stored in repositories. Ubuntu's default repository includes Wine, however if you want to stay up to date with the latest Wine beta package you can use WineHQ's by following these instructions.

Warning: These are beta packages for Ubuntu 10.04 or later

The packages here are beta packages. This means they will periodically suffer from regressions, and as a result an update may break functionality in Wine. If the Wine version provided with Ubuntu works for you, then you may not want to use these beta packages.

Adding the WineHQ Repository:

Open the Software Sources menu by going to System->Administration->Software Sources. Then select the Other Software tab and click Add.

Then, copy and paste the line below.

ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

Installing Wine:

Click close to finish, and then reload the package information when prompted. If you have Wine installed already, update manager will offer to upgrade you to the stable Wine 1.2. To get the most recent Wine 1.3 beta, you must install the wine1.3 package or click this link.

Upgrading to a new version of Ubuntu

If you are upgrading the entire system, such as going from Ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10, you will need to come back to this page and add the repository again. The built in update manager will not switch the Wine repository automatically.

Alternative Command Line Instructions for Installing Wine:

It is also possible to add the Wine PPA and install via the terminal. This may be useful on Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and other Ubuntu derivatives.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa

Then update APT's package information by running 'sudo apt-get update'. You can now install Wine by typing 'sudo apt-get install wine1.3'.

If you'd like to browse the PPA manually, you can visit its Launchpad page.