help me on wine problem

[saurabh kakkar]

hi
I had to remove wine due to its improper working on my ubuntu 7.04 it was not showing help option

uninstaller was not working properly now i want to install wine again correctly whats the process ?

also in windows .exe is the executable file responsible for running whats in linux ? plz help this noob

[QwertyManiac]

In Linux, executable files work on the attribute basis rather than extensions. 'x' is the attribute which means executable. If a file has +x attribute attached or assigned to it, it is treated as an executable. Some applications come as .bin, though. Extensions don't matter in Linux, the file permissions (+r, +w, +x, etc) do. Right click on a file > Properties > Permissions to know more.

[saurabh kakkar]

^^ how to download wine ? which version should i go for ?

[praka123]

install wine using apt or synaptic gui.for latest wine there is a repository.add below repo to ur /etc/apt/sources.list and save exit;apt-get update(in synaptic press reload)-these all when internet is connected.

 # Bleeding edge wine packages
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt feisty main

adding repo is explained in below thread(though dont use if it is for edgy)
http://ubuntusoftware.info/repos.html

[infra_red_dude]

i'd rather recommend wine from the official ubuntu repos than the "bleeding edge wine packages". they always tend to crash for me.

for installing the stable version. simply goto the terminal and type "sudo apt-get install wine"

[saurabh kakkar]

Originally Posted by infra_red_dude

i'd rather recommend wine from the official ubuntu repos than the "bleeding edge wine packages". they always tend to crash for me.

for installing the stable version. simply goto the terminal and type "sudo apt-get install wine"

buddy i have done the same but it cause a hell lot of problem like installer

was not working properly ,there was no help option also conif was giving

problem thats Y i have asked for a proper nd stable method

[infra_red_dude]

what command did u use to uninstall wine? and what errors did it give?