Play on Linux is a front end for wine. Wine is a compatibility layer used to run windows based programs within Linux. Play on Linux simplifies the installation and tweaking required for some programs which are often run using wine, using pre-defined wizards supplied as part of the package.
Questions tagged [playonlinux]
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How to update PlayOnLinux?
I just installed PlayOnLinux, it says:
An updated version of PlayOnLinux is available (3.8.11).
and nothing more.
Doing apt-get update doesn't offer any updated version of POL.
What is the safe / regular way to update playonlinux?
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"Error in main glxinfo is not installed. Please install mesa-utils package" when trying to install PlayOnLinux
I am currently trying to install League of Legends using PlayOnLinux, but every time I do I get this error:
Error in main
glxinfo is not installed. Please install mesa-utils package
What should I do to fix this? I am using Ubuntu 12.10.
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how to set file associations with PlayOnLinux?
I have installed MS Office 2010 using PlayOnLinux. i want to associate the .docx files to Playonlinux. Could you please tell me how to do that? Playonlinux does not show up in "Open With" options. I am using UBuntu 12.04 Beta. There is no place that…
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when running playonlinux I get the error "PlayOnLinux cannot find 7z."
When trying to run Linux I get the error message:
PlayOnLinux cannot find 7z.
You should install it to use PlayOnLinux
How do I install "7z"?
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On the download page for PlayOnLinux, what is Cosmic, Bionic, Xenial, etc.?
On the download page for PlayOnLinux, under the Ubuntu section, it lists a lot of different versions:
Cosmic version
Bionic version
Xenial version
Trusty version
Saucy version
Precise version
I feel like I'm missing something obvious, but what's…
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Playonlinux install menu stuck
My playonlinux starts just fine. I type in playonlinux on the Terminal Command Center and it shows up. When I click install, the playonlinux menu gets stuck on this reloading logo.
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Installing a Printer using Playonlinux
I have installed office home 2007 using Playonlinux.
It installed and worked perfectly.
The only thing that doesn't work is the printer. I have installed my printer on my Ubuntu 16 and thats ok. I assume Playonlinux needs to be configured to run the…
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How to download Playonlinux through terminal?
I can't go to the playonlinux website. Can someone tell me how to install playonlinux through terminal? I would install Playonlinux through Ubuntu Software Center but i dont think it will update it. I'm running Ubuntu Unity 12.04 LTS which is…
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Associate PlayOnLinux to Microsoft Office on Ubuntu 14.04
I have installed Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 through PlayOnLinux (v 4.2.2) onto my Ubuntu 14.04 distribution. Icons were created on my desktop for Word and Excel. If I click on either icon, I get into the application and create a file…
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How to install Tencent Gaming Buddy on PlayOnLinux?
I Installed playonlinux then I tried Manual install, selected '.exe' File which I downloaded from https://syzs.qq.com/en/ , it started but after sometime while installing game it showed some error.
My Question is how do I install it successfully.
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Are the following programs working in PlayOnLinux?
I have Windows 7 and I want to install Ubuntu because it is very useful and I have no worries about viruses.
I want to ask you, as Ubuntu users, if the following programs will work fine if I use PlayonLinux software:
Visual Studio 2010 (I need it…
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PlayOnLinux GTA San Andreas issues
I'm a complete newbie to ubuntu. I installed GTA San Andreas with PlayOnLinux. But whenever I click run, nothing happens. I used debug mode and then it shows me:
Running wine-2.7 gta_sa.exe (Working directory :
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On a linux system what is the purpose of the .profile file
On a linux system what is the purpose of the .profile file
I know a small amount on this topic but I need an explanation of the purpose of the .profile file and a explanation of the contents.
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Playonlinux locale
I have installed MS Office 2007 via playonlinux because I have a particular file that does not play nicely when saved in Libreoffice. I do all my work in Libreoffice and subsequently copy one sheet from Libreoffice into Excel. However, even though…
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PlayonLinux with AMDGPU-PRO
I'm using Playonlinux with Origin and Steam. Fifa 12 and Trackmania2 Stadium works with Opensource amdgpu drivers, but are a little bit slow. With opensource drivers glxgears shows 60fps, and with gpu-pro shows near 800
When I try to play games,…
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