Debian and Ubuntu Windows Applications via Wine

Wine provides an apt repository for Debian and Ubuntu Builds. You can easily install the appropriate references to your apt sources.list file with the following commands.

For Ubuntu Fesity/Edgy and Debian Etch first add the APT keys:

wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Then add the repository reference:

sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/feisty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

For Edgy you can use the following repository reference:

sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/edgy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

For Debian use the following repository reference:

sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/etch.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

Then install Wine:

sudo apt-get install wine

Wine allow the running of many windows programs. You can run .exe files in a terminal by prefacing the xxx.exe file with wine as follows:

wine xxx.exe

There is an interesting graphical user interface for wine program installation called Wine Doors. The Wine Doors website is:

http://www.wine-doors.org/