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Winepak Could Make it Easier to Install Windows Apps on Linux

It might soon be easier to install your favourite Windows apps on Linux, thanks to a fledgling new project. It’s called Winepak and, as you might guess from the name, it’s focused on packaging Wine applications as Flatpak […]

12 June 2018

Wine 3.0.1 Uncorks 60 Bug Fixes

Wine 3.0.1 has been released for Linux. The latest version of the tool, which lets you run Windows software on Linux, features more than 60 bug fixes, including improvements to Microsoft Office.

15 May 2018

Wine 3.0 Released with Direct3D 11 Support

Why yes, dear reader, that is the sound of the year’s finest Wine being served up. After a year ageing in development Wine 3.0 is now available to download. Wine is, for those of you […]

18 January 2018

CrossOver 17 Lets You Run Microsoft Office 2016 on Linux

CrossOver 17 is now available. It brings support for Microsoft Office 2016 on Linux, WINE performance improvements, and a slate of bug fixes and features.

6 December 2017

Sonic Mania ‘Plays Perfectly’ on Linux via WINE

An official release of Sonic Mania on Linux is about as likely as the return of the name ‘Robotnik’ — but Linux users don’t have to miss out on all of the fun. The Windows […]

20 September 2017

Wine 2.0.1 Stable Released, Here’s How To Install it on Ubuntu

A new stable release of Wine is available to install on Ubuntu — but you'll need to add the new Wine repository to get it, so here's how!

23 April 2017

Wine 2.0 Released, Lets You Run Microsoft Office 2013 on Linux

A brand new stable release of Wine, the Windows compatibility programme, is now available to download.

24 January 2017

Crossover 16 for Linux Now Supports 64-bit Windows Apps

CrossOver 16 is based on Wine 2.0 code, supports 64-bit Windows applications, and features 'thousands of improvements' to Windows compatibility.

14 December 2016

6 Recent Linux App Updates, Including Corebird and SMPlayer

It might be the crisp autumnal air and darkening nights, or it might not. Either way a stack of popular Linux software has received new updates and releases over the past week or two.

4 October 2015

[How To] Watch LOVEFiLM, Redbox Instant or Netflix on Ubuntu

Getting Netflix, LOVEFiLM or Redbox Instant to play on Ubuntu should be easy, right?

29 January 2013

Run Windows Apps in Ubuntu with ‘CrossOver for Linux’ – Free for Today Only

CodeWeavers are giving away their Wine-based CrossOver software for free - but only for the next 24 hours.

31 October 2012

Wine Update Breaks Audio Playback for Windows Apps in Ubuntu

The latest update to Wine has broken audio support for Windows apps in Ubuntu. Wine 1.3.25, released last Friday, saw a rewrite of audio support based on that in Windows 7. The major issue resulting from this is the breakage of audio support for PulseAudio - Ubuntu's default sound server.

26 July 2011
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