{"id":38816,"date":"2022-04-18T14:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T14:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=38816"},"modified":"2026-01-24T11:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:15:52","slug":"wine-ubuntu-2204-windows-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/04\/wine-ubuntu-2204-windows-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Wine in Ubuntu 24.04 | 22.04 to Install & Run Windows Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To run Microsoft Windows applications in Ubuntu Linux, Wine or CrossOver (paid version) is a good choice. And here’s how to install and use Wine in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 20.04<\/p>\n

In this tutorial, you’ll see 2 ways to install Wine in Ubuntu. Choose either one that you prefer.<\/p>\n

NOTE: NOT all Windows apps can install & run through Wine. See this page<\/a> for the list of apps compatible with Wine.<\/b><\/p>\n

Option 1: Install Wine from Ubuntu repository:<\/h3>\n

Ubuntu included Wine package in its own repository, though it’s old<\/strong>. User may simply press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal and run command to install it:<\/p>\n

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 && sudo apt install wine<\/pre>\n
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) and hit Enter to authentication for sudo.<\/i><\/p>\n
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After installed package run winecfg<\/b> in terminal to generate configuration file. And, run command to make link the .desktop<\/code> file:<\/p>\n
sudo ln -s \/usr\/share\/doc\/wine\/examples\/wine.desktop \/usr\/share\/applications\/<\/pre>\n
Finally, you may right-click on an EXE file to run via “Wine Windows Program Loader” option:<\/p>\n
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Option 2: Install Latest Wine 11.0 from its official repository:<\/h3>\n
The Wine developer team provides an official apt repository for Debian\/Ubuntu based systems. Now the repository contains Wine 11.0 stable<\/b>, and the new Dev versions.<\/p>\n
The repository so far supports Ubuntu 20.04<\/del>, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 25.04 and 25.10! It also works for Ubuntu 20.04, 18.04, and 16.04, but old versions will be installed (Wine 5.0.3 for 16.04, and Wine 8.0.1 for 18.04).<\/b><\/p>\n
1. Install Wine key<\/p>\n
The repository now has updated with new method to install the key to follow Debian policy<\/a>, as apt-key is deprecated. However, it’s still ASCII-armored key so far.<\/p>\n
Press Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, create the directory for storing the keys:<\/p>\n
sudo mkdir -p \/etc\/apt\/keyrings<\/pre>\n
Then, run the single command to download the key, dearmor, and move to “\/etc\/apt\/keyrings<\/i>” directory:<\/p>\n
wget -qO - https:\/\/dl.winehq.org\/wine-builds\/winehq.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee \/etc\/apt\/keyrings\/winehq-archive.key<\/pre>\n
Type user password (no visual feedback) when it asks. And, the command should output unreadable text as the screenshot below shows you:<\/i><\/p>\n
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2. Add Wine repository:<\/h4>\n
Next run the commands below one by one to download the repository setup file and move to “\/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d” directory.<\/p>\n
sudo wget -NP \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/ https:\/\/dl.winehq.org\/wine-builds\/ubuntu\/dists\/$(lsb_release -sc)<\/b>\/winehq-$(lsb_release -sc)<\/b>.sources<\/pre>\n
NOTE: This command is for Ubuntu only. “$(lsb_release -sc)<\/code>” returns system’s code-name. For Linux Mint and other Ubuntu based systems, replace it with jammy<\/code> (22.04), focal<\/code> (20.04), or noble<\/code> (24.04) depends on which Ubuntu edition your system is based on.<\/b><\/p>\n
If you don’t know which Ubuntu edition your system is based on, run cat \/etc\/os-release<\/code> to tell through UBUNTU_CODENAME<\/code> section.<\/p>\n
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3. Update cache<\/h4>\n
Before installing any package from that repository, you need to refresh system cache by running command in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo apt update<\/pre>\n
In the output, it should include a line look like Get\/Hit:x https:\/\/dl.winehq.org\/wine-builds\/ubuntu xxx<\/code><\/p>\n
4. Install Wine:<\/h4>\n
The Wine repository provides three Wine packages:<\/p>\n