Wine 1.9.5 Dev is Released, An application that allows users to run Windows applications in Linux Ubuntu and Linux Mint operating systems

Wine stands for “Wine is not an emulator” and it is an open source command-line software that’s capable of translating Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly for integrating Windows applications into your Linux/UNIX desktop. For regular Linux users, the above means that the Wine software will allow them to run applications which are designed to be installed only on Microsoft Windows operating systems.

It’s not a virtual machine or an emulator

However, Wine should not be confused with a virtual machine or an emulator. It provides binary compatibility, support for graphics, sound interaction, as well as support for modems, networks, scanners, tablets, keyboards, and other devices. The software’s API allows developers to integrate Wine in their projects, and as a result, numerous graphical user interfaces, both free and commercial, appeared on the Internet over the years.



The Wine development release 1.9.5 is now available.

What’s new in this release:

• New version of the Mono engine, with 64-bit support.
• Beginnings of the WineD3D command stream.
• Support for effect states in Direct3DX.
• Drag & drop improvements.
• Various bug fixes.

 

Install/Update Wine 1.9.5 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04 vivid Vervet, ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS) and Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana via PPA :

Because it is available via PPA, installing Wine 1.9.5 on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Werewolf, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.10 and derivative systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the vlc package. Like this:

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

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install –install-recommends wine-staging

sudo apt-get install winehq-staging

to remove, do:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

sudo ppa-purge ppa:wine/wine-builds

After install completed, run the command on your ubuntu terminal :

sudo winecfg

Click install, for Installation wine configuration :



And next install wine gecko.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.