Bottles Wine Prefix Manager Released with Stable Versioning Feature

Bottles is a graphical tool that makes it easy to run Windows software and games on Linux, via Wine. Learn about the Bottles Wine Prefix Manager release here. For handling Wine prefixes, the tool uses environments, which are combinations of ready-to-use settings, libraries, and dependencies. Wine / Proton, DXVK, and the required dependencies are downloaded […]

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Wine 6.21 and Wine Staging 6.21 Released

An experimental branch of the open implementation of WinAPI – Wine 6.21 – has been released. Since the release of version 6.20, 26 bug reports have been closed and 415 changes have been made. Learn more about the new release here.
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Easily Install and Manage Custom Wine Builds For Steam, Lutris With ProtonUp-Qt GUI

ProtonUp-Qt is a graphical tool that makes it easy to install and manage compatibility tools like Proton-GE and Luxtorpeda for Steam, and Wine-GE, Kron4ek Vanilla and Lutris-Wine builds for Lutris. Recently, the tool has also added support for Heroic G…

Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux, Part 21 – Wine

Wine (originally an acronym for “Wine Is Not an Emulator”) is a free and open-source compatibility layer that aims to allow computer programs developed for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems including Linux. This article walks you …

Wine 6.19 and Wine Staging 6.19 Release

An experimental branch of the open implementation of WinAPI – Wine 6.19 has been released. Since the release of version 6.18, 22 bug reports have been closed and 520 changes have been made.
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Epic Games Announces Easy Anti-Cheat Support for Linux, Wine, Proton, and Steam Deck

One of the main obstacles Linux Gaming faces are anticheats, which make it impossible for Open Source users to play many titles online (and in some cases also block single-player modes). Luckily, there has been an important advance in this area recently, since Epic Games has announced the support of Easy Anti-Cheat for Linux, Mac and Steam Deck (sic), covering, […]

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How to Install Wine on Linux Mint 20

In the following guide, you will learn how to install and configure Wine on Linux Mint 20 operating systems. Wine is an open-source compatibility layer that allows you to run Windows applications on Unix-like operating systems like Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS. It is an interface that translates Windows system calls into equivalent POSIX calls used by Linux and other Unix-based operating […]

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CodeWeavers CrossOver 21 for Linux Mac and Chrome OS

I’m thrilled to announce that CodeWeavers has released CrossOver 21 for macOS, Linux and Chrome OS! CrossOver 21 includes an update to Wine 6.0, bringing with it thousands of improvements to a variety of applications. One of the more exciting features of Wine 6.0 is the Vulkan backend for wined3d. This feature is on by […]

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How to Install and Use iTunes on Ubuntu

iTunes is a media player developed by Apple Inc, that allows you to download, organize, and play media on your system as well as sync it to other devices. This tutorial shows how to install and use iTunes on Linux through Wine.
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