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Hello i am new to Ubuntu.

So the problem i have is that I use Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS and WineHQ 5.0.

The WineHQ installation is as 64 bit version, i followed the instruction from https://www.linux.com/training-tutorials/how-install-and-use-wine-run-windows-applications-linux/

However, at the 11th step, i encountered with this message "E:The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file."

Please help me to solve this problem.

Thank you!

no. actually the wine is already in the system. In the command, i typed WIne -- version, and it tells me its Wine 5.0 . That would mean that I'm done adding wine into the system right? — thatrichan, Apr 10 '20 at 10:35
Does this answer your question? What can I do if a repository/PPA does not have a Release file? — user535733, Apr 10 '20 at 12:12
If you really want Wine 5.0, then simply use a newer release of Ubuntu. Then it's just sudo apt install wine. You can avoid all that mucking about haywiring your system to put new software on an old OS. — user535733, Apr 10 '20 at 12:15
Does this answer your question? can't install wine on ubuntu (actually lubuntu) 18.04 — N0rbert, Apr 10 '20 at 16:12

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 10 '20 at 13:19

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I found a solution on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj08gKkHDpY To properly launch my wine, i had to command winecfg. Hope this helps.

answered Apr 10 '20 at 13:19

thatrichan

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 10 '20 at 11:06

The ppa is too old (isn't updated since 2017, no release file for 18.04). You should remove it with ppa-purge (sudo apt install ppa-purge and ppa-purge http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu ).

The WINE installed on your system is maybe from ubuntu repositories. WINE is a rare case because unlike other software in Linux, it is recommended to install WINE from the official website: https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu Follow this guide and install the stable branch (it will replace the current wine by the official wine).

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