Graham Downs on Nostr: npub1lvsm4…fppkk If it's Debian-based (Ubuntu or Mint or something in that family, ...
npub1lvsm4pe5ctfu09qx05wjk39xlqvszmr2mujh89kzquj60w55ktwsgfppkk (npub1lvs…ppkk) If it's Debian-based (Ubuntu or Mint or something in that family, which to be honest is probably *most* contemporary desktop Linux distros), then "sudo apt install wine" should install wine.
All the other applications I mentioned are basically just front ends that let you control which wine version to use for which program, and easily switch between them... You might need that, if some of your programs require specific versions of wine to run, but for now, "sudo apt install wine" should just give you the latest version of wine that's available for your OS and architecture.
Once installed, you can try executing ./PROGRAM.EXE from the terminal, after cd-ing into the directory where the program is stored.
If that works, then great. Next step is to open a second terminal, and try executing the second program. And if *that* works, then see if you can copy and paste between them.
And if *THAT* works, then you can celebrate because you never have to worry about running an out-of-date operating system again. :-D
If any of that doesn't work, well, I'm no Linux expert, but as I'm sure you've figured out by now, the Fediverse is teeming with people who ARE, so just post your succinct requirement using the hashtag and you're sure to get lots of responses. :-)
All the other applications I mentioned are basically just front ends that let you control which wine version to use for which program, and easily switch between them... You might need that, if some of your programs require specific versions of wine to run, but for now, "sudo apt install wine" should just give you the latest version of wine that's available for your OS and architecture.
Once installed, you can try executing ./PROGRAM.EXE from the terminal, after cd-ing into the directory where the program is stored.
If that works, then great. Next step is to open a second terminal, and try executing the second program. And if *that* works, then see if you can copy and paste between them.
And if *THAT* works, then you can celebrate because you never have to worry about running an out-of-date operating system again. :-D
If any of that doesn't work, well, I'm no Linux expert, but as I'm sure you've figured out by now, the Fediverse is teeming with people who ARE, so just post your succinct requirement using the hashtag and you're sure to get lots of responses. :-)