I tried the GUI package tool,and I can't figure it out.....

Hi,

The GUI package is installed on top of the compatibility layer. Wine is a command line tool. Did you install (or did it get autoinstalled) the wine package?

Kind regards,

Eric

No, I'm only running off the live CD, I haven't installed it yet. I just want this info for the future, when I DO install it. I just need to know how to use Synaptic. How do I SEARCH for Wine?

Hello,

In the menu you have an option called Ubuntu Software Center. Start that one up and in the search box (top right) type wine. That will give you some packages you can install. One of them will be the stable version and another one the beta version. Click on the one you want to install and then on the Install button.

That's one way. Using Synaptic you type in the search box (top right) wine and you'll get a similar list. Click on the check box at the beginning of the line and then in the pull down menu Mark for installation. When you've selected everything you wish to install, click on the apply button.

Or, from the command line:
Kind regards,

Eric

Sorry I can't find it - I have *Ubuntu One* in the menu, which asks me for a password...

Or will this option only be there once I *install* it?


And the cmd line doesn't work either:" E: Unable to locate package wine"

Hi,

Are you running the netbook edition of Ubuntu 10.10? When you tried in the terminal, did you sync the repos first before attempting to install? Try:
Not sure if this will work from a LiveCD since everything you'll be doing only will exist in memory for the duration of your session. If you want/need this, then better install to harddisk.

Kind regards,

Eric

What does "sudo apt-get update" do?

Hello,

In easy terms explained, sudo apt-get update synchronizes what you have installed with what's available in the repositories of your distro. After that you can run sudo apt-get upgrade to apply the differences (newer versions) of packages installed on your system. Have a look at this documentation at Debian.org for more details about Debian package management. Although Ubuntu has lots of differences compared to Debian, it's still based on it and uses the same package management system, so the information from that documentation applies.

Kind regards,

Eric

OK, I found the Software Centre, it was right there, I must be getting stupid or something
But when I search for Wine, it says: Wine 1.2 is not available for this type of computer (i386).
What next? Maybe I shouldn't install Ubuntu....

Hello,

The latest stable release on the Wine website is 1.2.2. I don't know if that's available in the repository for your version of Ubuntu. If you run:
you'll get the version from your repository which should be 1.2 according to their site (http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?ke...ck&section=all)

Kind regards,

Eric

This is the error message I'm getting when I do that -

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package wine

Hello,

Did you run
before trying to install? If so what where the errors if any?

Kind regards,

Eric