{"id":37857,"date":"2022-03-12T13:18:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T13:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=37857"},"modified":"2022-03-12T13:18:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T13:18:46","slug":"wine-7-4-dev-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/03\/wine-7-4-dev-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine 7.4 Dev Released! Vkd3d bundle, Defauts to Light Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wine 7.4, the new development of the compatibility layer capable of running Windows apps on Linux, is out.<\/p>\n

The new release bundled Vkd3d, 3D graphics library built on top of Vulkan, for its implementation of Direct3D 12.<\/b><\/p>\n

Other changes include defaults to ‘Light’ theme, WineD3D, D3D12 and DXGI modules converted to PE, more large scale cleanups to support ‘long’ type. And, there more than a dozen of bug-fixes. See more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to install Wine 7.4 in Ubuntu:<\/h3>\n

The official Wine repository provides the packages for Ubuntu 18.04<\/b>, Ubuntu 20.04<\/b>, Ubuntu 21.10<\/b>, Linux Mint 20<\/b>, and their derivatives.<\/p>\n

NOTE: Installing Wine Dev release will replace the stable package (if installed from same repository) in your system if any.<\/i><\/p>\n

1. Enable 32 bit architecture<\/h4>\n

For modern 64-bit systems, you may first make sure the ability to install 32-bit app packages has been enabled.<\/p>\n

To do so, press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command:<\/p>\n

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386<\/pre>\n
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2. Install the key:<\/h4>\n
To make your system trust the package from Wine repository, you have to download & install the key.<\/p>\n
It’s can be done simply by running the command below in terminal:<\/p>\n
wget -O - https:\/\/dl.winehq.org\/wine-builds\/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add -<\/pre>\n
Though the apt-key<\/code> command is deprecated, it’s still working and the most efficient so far.<\/p>\n
NOTE: The command may stuck with blinking cursor after downloading the key, if you run this command in another window or a few minutes after the last. It’s waiting for you to type password for ‘sudo’ authentication. Just type your password (no visual feedback) in mind and hit Enter.<\/b><\/p>\n
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3. Add Wine Repository:<\/h4>\n
Now in terminal window, run command to add the Wine repository (replace focal<\/b> accordingly!):<\/p>\n
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https:\/\/dl.winehq.org\/wine-builds\/ubuntu\/ focal<\/b> main'<\/pre>\n
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NOTE: the command above is for ‘Ubuntu 20.04’ and ‘Linux Mint 20’ only!!! For other Ubuntu edition (check via lsb_release -a<\/b> command), do change focal<\/b> in the code with:<\/p>\n