I have Kubuntu 18.04 64 bit

I had downloaded WINE from Discover and it was working fine running one of my 32 bit Windows apps and a 64 bit Windows app.
Then, I wanted to run another 64 bit Windows app and it failed.

I checked
winehq.org
It says that the current version of WINE can run it. Version 6.0-rc3
I had version 3.0.
Man, that is ancient!
I get prompted for updates and I apply them but they never update WINE.
The same thing has happened with other software. I don’t see the point in repositories.

I uninstalled WINE.

To install Version 6.0-rc3, I followed the instructions at
https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu

and it worked.
So, my 32 bit program works.
Both my 64 bit programs don’t work.

It says:
0024:err:modulerocess_init L"Z:\\home\\john\\Temporary\\Cinebench\\R15\\CINEBENCHWindows64Bit.exe" 64-bit application not supported in 32-bit prefix

It looks like it installed a 32 bit version of WINE while I have a 64 bit Kubuntu.

~~~~vmelkon

Aren't both installation methods obsolete?
The way I see it, a simple should be enough. After removing superfluous PPA's and sources.

I think installing things with apt and installing things with the GUI software that is Discover (which is what I do usually) installs the same thing. It installs version WINE 3.0. It is way too old.

~~~~vmelkon

I still can't figure why people install wine directly. It can be done of course, and people do have success with it. But PlayOnLinux is a more friendly way to do it and it makes it foolproof to have different versions of wine at the same time if you need them. I gave up on straight wine a long time ago. PoL hasn't let me down yet as it's just a gui front end for wine with a few features.

After typing a bunch of commands to uninstall and reinstall, I have now WINE 5.0.3.

^ Did you maybe forget to run "apt update" before "apt install"?
Or, are you sure that your "Discover" does that for you?

I had done the apt update and it says that everything is up to date since I always update when I get the notification down below.

~~~~vmelkon