PlayOnLinux 4.2.5 Release, install in Linux Ubuntu/Mint and Debian



PlayOnLinux 4.2.5 Release, install in Linux Ubuntu/Mint and Debian

PlayOnLinux is a graphical front-end for the Wine software compatibility layer which allows Linux users to install Windows-based video games, as well as many other applications such as Apple iTunes, Safari, Microsoft Office (2000 to 2010), Microsoft Internet Explorer.


PlayOnLinux 4.2.5 Features :
  • Fix reading/writing values containing ‘=’ symbol in configuration files
  • Make POL_Wine_InstallFonts preserve current directory (regression since 4.2.3)
  • Disable “Install” component button until a component is selected
  • Compatibility with wxpython 3.0, Debian 8, Mac OS 10.10
  • Mention URL in POL_Download and POL_Download_Resource error messages
  • Add POL_Config_Win16 to check if the host can run win16 programs.
to install PlayOnLinux 4.2.5 in Linux Ubuntu/Mint and Debian, Open terminal and follow the command.

Due to the fact that PlayOnLinux is a frontend for wine, it depends on wine. To install Wine on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivative systems, do:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks
After the installation of wine has been done successfully, continue with the installation of PlayOnLinux 4.2.5.

How to install PlayOnLinux 4.2.5 on Ubuntu 14.04 and derivative systems:
wget -q “http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg” -O- | sudo apt-key add –
sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_trusty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install playonlinux
How to install PlayOnLinux 4.2.5 on Ubuntu 12.04 and derivative systems:
wget -q “http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg” -O- | sudo apt-key add –
sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_precise.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install playonlinux
Optional, to remove wine, winetricks and playonlinux, on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and derivative systems, do:
sudo apt-get remove wine1.7 winetricks playonlinux

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