tried apt-get install wine, when i try wine is said I need Wine32. Then tried apt-get install wine32 and get:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package wine32 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

What distro/version are you running? It seems to be Debian or a Debian derivative, as you reference apt, but specificity would help.

What are the specs of your computer, specifically, is it 32- or 64-bit?

The more details you provide, the easier it is for others to help you. This article may help: http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...Ask_a_Question

64 bit machine and Debian Jessie I am almost certain. I'm new to all of this though, could be wrong.

The command /cat/etc/*release* should tell you what version (with the wildcards, that's pretty much a catchall command that works with most distros.

Try

I did and the install completed, but I haven't tested whether the wine actually works, as I have nothing to test it with tonight.

https://wiki.debian.org/Wine

Welcome to Linux, by the way. It is different from Windows, but, once you get the hang of it, it's quite logical. The "getting the hang" part will take a little time, but we were all newbies once.

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You're going to need multilib if you want to install wine. Wine64 is only for 64 bit windows programs and may not do what you want it to do.

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from your other post you are trying to install the debian4 playonlinux
-- that will not work

on the current debain7
should do it ( you might want to double check the exact name using a search in apt )

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I'm new to linux and thought installing playonlinux would be a good place to start learning some of the basics while still allowing me to install a few games. I might have gotten ahead of myself, this seem too complicated for a newb.

Don't give up! This is typical struggle for new Linux user. (And you seem to be making progress better than many others!)
You'll find the LQ'ers here are incredibly helpful! (as long as given the essential info 'to go on')

**Tell us a bit more about your PC(s): ram/disk/model/OSes... (versions are 'KEY'!)

One thought from me (semi-Newbie to a lot of Linux; never tried Wine [MS emulation]):
I use VirtualBox so as not to disturb/break unfriendly MSwindows; do you run WinX?
(my version of games is: just Firefox, to learn stuff; VBox allows me to experiment/study unlimited with Linux, without impacting black-box WinOS as a base for my game=web-browsing. My game/puzzle/goal/trick is: finding the best keywords for web-searches!)
...sorry, I don't write well...

Best wishes! Keep enjoying! (Others get value from hearing your journey!)

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Hi. Installing wine on AMD64 (and playonlinux) can be done in a few steps.

*Open your terminal and type su to become "root".

*First we'll need to add the i386 (32bit) architecture (pure wine64 is incomplete and useless, same thing for Steam), type:
This will add the i386 architecture and update your package list.

*Install wine
... that's about it for wine itself.

**Install Play On Linux (and Steam).
This requires using the contrib (playonlinux) and non-free (only needed for steam) repos.
Use your favorite text editor and open /etc/apt/sources.list and add contrib and non-free after main as explained here: https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#Component
... and update your package list:
In your terminal (still as root):

*Installing PlayOnLinux:
*Installing steam:
***If you need hardware acceleration (OpenGL) with the non-free nvidia or ati/amd drivers, install their i386 version as well:
nvidia: apt install libgl1-nvidia-glx:i386
ati/amd: apt install libgl1-fglrx-glx:i386

... and that's it.
Have fun.

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I get the following when I tried to get i386
Ign:1 http://deb.playonlinux.com etch InRelease
Err:2 http://deb.playonlinux.com etch Release
404 Not Found [IP: 51.254.83.230 80]
Reading package lists... Done
E: The repository 'http://deb.playonlinux.com etch Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

The above suggests you're still using something that predates old-stable (etch, aka debian 4, is ancient history and shouldn't be used anymore).
Any reason for not upgrading? (That playonlinux.com repo doesn't support "pre-" old/stable releases).

Does it work if you install the .deb manually(using dpkg) or from the official repo?

In both cases, remove that playonlinux.com repo from your sources.list (it will block the older version from the official repo).

EDIT: ... could you please verify whether you're using stable (jessie) or older/outdated-stable(wheezy,etch), type uname -a if unsure.

Some great advice in this thread, I have added it to my subscription list.
Thanks.