Ive tried to install Wine on Debian Lenny
Kernel: 2.6.25-2-amd64
with:

# aptitude install wine


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This is in german i know but maybe it helps and ill change it to english as soon as i found out how / or someone here could tell me)
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After this i get this output:
debian-d-pc:~# aptitude install wine
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut
Lese Status-Informationen ein... Fertig
Lese erweiterte Statusinformationen
Initialisiere Paketstatus... Fertig
Lese Task-Beschreibungen... Fertig
Die folgenden Pakete sind KAPUTT:
lib32gcc1 lib32stdc++6
Die folgenden NEUEN Pakete werden zusätzlich installiert:
ia32-libs{a} lib32asound2{a} lib32ncurses5{a} lib32z1{a} libwine{a}
libwine-alsa{a} libwine-cms{a} libwine-gl{a} libwine-gphoto2{a}
libwine-ldap{a} libwine-print{a} libwine-sane{a} wine wine-bin{a}
wine-utils{a}
Die folgenden Pakete werden ENTFERNT:
libtdb1{u}
0 Pakete aktualisiert, 17 zusätzlich installiert, 1 werden entfernt und 0 nicht aktualisiert.
Muss 39,9MB an Archiven herunterladen. Nach dem Entpacken werden 128MB zusätzlich belegt sein.
Die folgenden Pakete haben verletzte Abhängigkeiten:
lib32gcc1: Hängt ab: gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.1-2) aber 4.3.1-8 ist installiert.
lib32stdc++6: Hängt ab: gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.1-2) aber 4.3.1-8 ist installiert.
Die folgenden Aktionen werden diese Abhängigkeiten auflösen:

Deaktualisieren der folgenden Pakete:
cpp-4.3 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
g++-4.3 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
gcc-4.3 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
gcc-4.3-base [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libgcc1 [1:4.3.1-8 (now) -> 1:4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libgfortran3 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libgomp1 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libstdc++6 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libstdc++6-4.3-dev [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]

Bewertungsnote beträgt -40

Diese Lösung akzeptieren? [Y/n/q/?] ^C
debian-d-pc:~#

-DeathAwaits

I think you are supposed to downgrade the packages listed here:
to the older versions in order to get the dependencies resolved.

To change the language (I assume you are running Gnome but it should not be vastly different in another environment):
go to: System --> Systemverwaltung --> Sprachunterstützung - and add/select Englisch (Vereinigtes Königreich)
then log out - and change the language-option on the login-screen (lower left corner in Ubuntus standard login-screen)
Optionen --> Sprache --> English (UK)
and make it the default or choose this for only once this session.

Only a suggestion - I don't run Debian but only Ubuntu in a virtual machine.

HTH

Ok thanks.
When i downgrade this packages do i risk sth. like killing my install? or what could happen when everythink possible goes wrong?
i dont want to risk killing my debian install

Answering this has to be speculative and as such is not really worth it - on one hand, things can go wrong for all kinds of reasons, OTOH the risk should be minor. But that you know yourself

True. I'll give it a try.
If it doesnt work ill simply reupdate all this packages ...

Okay I downgraded and got this:
And ive no idee what to do... i dont even know whats the problem


debian-d-pc:~# aptitude install wine
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
lib32gcc1 lib32stdc++6
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ia32-libs{a} lib32asound2{a} lib32ncurses5{a} lib32z1{a} libwine{a}
libwine-alsa{a} libwine-cms{a} libwine-gl{a} libwine-gphoto2{a}
libwine-ldap{a} libwine-print{a} libwine-sane{a} wine wine-bin{a}
wine-utils{a}
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libtdb1{u}
0 packages upgraded, 17 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/39.9MB of archives. After unpacking 128MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
lib32gcc1: Depends: gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.1-2) but 4.3.1-8 is installed.
lib32stdc++6: Depends: gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.1-2) but 4.3.1-8 is installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

Downgrade the following packages:
cpp-4.3 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
g++-4.3 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
gcc-4.3 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
gcc-4.3-base [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libgcc1 [1:4.3.1-8 (now) -> 1:4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libgfortran3 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libgomp1 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libstdc++6 [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]
libstdc++6-4.3-dev [4.3.1-8 (now) -> 4.3.1-2 (testing)]

Score is -40

Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
cpp-4.3 g++-4.3 gcc-4.3 gcc-4.3-base libgcc1 libgfortran3 libgomp1
libstdc++6 libstdc++6-4.3-dev
The following NEW packages will be installed:
ia32-libs{a} lib32asound2{a} lib32gcc1{a} lib32ncurses5{a}
lib32stdc++6{a} lib32z1{a} libwine{a} libwine-alsa{a} libwine-cms{a}
libwine-gl{a} libwine-gphoto2{a} libwine-ldap{a} libwine-print{a}
libwine-sane{a} wine wine-bin{a} wine-utils{a}
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libtdb1{u}
0 packages upgraded, 17 newly installed, 9 downgraded, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/51.8MB of archives. After unpacking 128MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
Writing extended state information... Done
dpkg: `install-info' not found on PATH.
dpkg: `update-rc.d' not found on PATH.
dpkg: 2 expected program(s) not found on PATH.
NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
dpkg: `install-info' not found on PATH.
dpkg: `update-rc.d' not found on PATH.
dpkg: 2 expected program(s) not found on PATH.
NB: root's PATH should usually contain /usr/local/sbin, /usr/sbin and /sbin.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done

I've also read this:
http://www.winehq.org/site/docs/wine...ng-wine-source
Could it help to try this way instead of using aptitude?
-DeathAwaits

Ok ive tried to build it manually by:

./configure
make depend
make
make install

but already at the first step i get this error:

debian-d-pc:~/Desktop/winesource# ./configure
checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... gcc -m32
checking for C compiler default output file name...
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
debian-d-pc:~/Desktop/winesource#



And here are the log readings:

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by Wine configure 1.1.2, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure
#######################################
config.log
#######################################



## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = debian-d-pc
uname -m = x86_64
uname -r = 2.6.25-2-amd64
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Mon Jul 14 11:05:23 UTC 2008

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:2133: checking build system type
configure:2151: result: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
configure:2173: checking host system type
configure:2188: result: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
configure:2254: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2275: result: yes
configure:2332: checking for gcc
configure:2359: result: gcc -m32
configure:2597: checking for C compiler version
configure:2604: gcc -m32 --version >&5
gcc (Debian 4.3.1-8) 4.3.1
Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:2607: $? = 0
configure:2614: gcc -m32 -v >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: x86_64-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Debian 4.3.1-8' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.3/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.3 --program-suffix=-4.3 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr --enable-cld --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.3.1 (Debian 4.3.1-8)
configure:2617: $? = 0
configure:2624: gcc -m32 -V >&5
gcc: '-V' must come at the start of the command line
configure:2627: $? = 1
configure:2650: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2677: gcc -m32 conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.3.1/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.3.1/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2680: $? = 1
configure:2718: result:
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "Wine"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "wine"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.1.2"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "Wine 1.1.2"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "wine-devel@winehq.org"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2725: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_CCC_set=
ac_cv_env_CCC_value=
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CXX_set=
ac_cv_env_CXX_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_XMKMF_set=
ac_cv_env_XMKMF_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_host=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC='gcc -m32'
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ALSALIBS=''
AR=''
ARFLAGS=''
AS='as --32'
AUDIOIOLIBS=''
BISON=''
BUILTINFLAG=''
CARBONLIB=''
CC='gcc -m32'
CFLAGS=''
COREAUDIO=''
COREFOUNDATIONLIB=''
CPP=''
CPPBIN=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CROSSCC=''
CROSSTEST=''
CROSSWINDRES=''
CRTLIBS=''
CUPSINCL=''
CXX='g++ -m32'
CXXFLAGS=''
DEFS=''
DEPENDENCIES=''
DISKARBITRATIONLIB=''
DLLEXT=''
DLLFLAGS=''
DLLTOOL=''
DLLWRAP=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
ESDCONFIG=''
ESDINCL=''
ESDLIBS=''
EXEEXT=''
EXTRACFLAGS=''
EXTRA_BINARIES=''
FLEX=''
FONTCONFIGINCL=''
FONTFORGE=''
FONTSSUBDIRS=''
FREETYPEINCL=''
FREETYPELIBS=''
GLU32FILES=''
GPHOTO2INCL=''
GPHOTO2LIBS=''
GREP=''
HALINCL=''
ICOTOOL=''
IMPLIBEXT=''
INSTALL_DATA=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM=''
INSTALL_SCRIPT=''
IOKITLIB=''
LCMSLIBS=''
LD='ld -m elf_i386'
LDAPLIBS=''
LDCONFIG=''
LDD=''
LDDLLFLAGS=''
LDEXECFLAGS=''
LDFLAGS=''
LDPATH=''
LDRPATH_INSTALL=''
LDRPATH_LOCAL=''
LDSHARED=''
LIBDL=''
LIBEXT=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBPOLL=''
LIBPTHREAD=''
LIBS=''
LINT=''
LINTFLAGS=''
LN=''
LN_S=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAINTAINER_MODE='#'
MAIN_BINARY=''
MINGWAR=''
NASLIBS=''
NM=''
OBJEXT=''
OPENGLFILES=''
OPENGL_LIBS=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='wine-devel@winehq.org'
PACKAGE_NAME='Wine'
PACKAGE_STRING='Wine 1.1.2'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='wine'
PACKAGE_VERSION='1.1.2'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PKG_CONFIG=''
PRELINK=''
QUARTZFILES=''
RANLIB=''
RESOLVLIBS=''
RSVG=''
SANEINCL=''
SECURITYLIB=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
SOCKETLIBS=''
STRIP=''
TOOLSDIR=''
WIN16_FILES='$(WIN16_FILES)'
WIN16_INSTALL='$(WIN16_INSTALL)'
WINDRES=''
XFILES=''
XLIB=''
XMKMF=''
XML2INCL=''
XML2LIBS=''
XSLTINCL=''
XSLTLIBS=''
X_CFLAGS=''
X_EXTRA_LIBS=''
X_LIBS=''
X_PRE_LIBS=''
ac_ct_AR=''
ac_ct_AS=''
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ac_ct_CXX=''
ac_ct_LD=''
ac_ct_NM=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='x86_64'
build_os='linux-gnu'
build_vendor='unknown'
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='NONE'
ft_devel=''
gphoto2_devel=''
gphoto2port_devel=''
host='x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i386'
host_os='linux-gnu'
host_vendor='unknown'
htmldir='${docdir}'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
psdir='${docdir}'
sane_devel=''
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

## ------------------- ##
## File substitutions. ##
## ------------------- ##

MAKE_DLL_RULES=''
MAKE_IMPLIB_RULES=''
MAKE_PROG_RULES=''
MAKE_RULES=''
MAKE_TEST_RULES=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_NAME "Wine"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "wine"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.1.2"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "Wine 1.1.2"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "wine-devel@winehq.org"

configure: exit 77

Ive replaced GCC temp. with an older version and now wine works!
This problem is solved.