In this article, we will show you how to install Wine 8 on Debian 11.
Table of Contents:
- Enable a 32-bit Architecture on Debian 11
- Add the GPG Key of the Official Wine Repository on Debian 11
- Add the Official Wine Repository on Debian 11
- Install Wine 8 on Debian 11
- Install the Notepad++ Windows App on Debian 11 via Wine 8
- Conclusion
- References
Enable a 32-bit Architecture on Debian 11
Wine 8 requires a 32-bit architecture which is enabled on Debian 11 for it to work.
To enable a 32-bit architecture on Debian 11, run the following command:
Add the GPG Key of the Official Wine Repository on Debian 11
Before you can add the official Wine repository on Debian 11, you have to install the GPG key of the official Wine repository on Debian 11.
First, create the /etc/apt/keyrings directory with the following command:
Download the GPG key of the official Wine repository and save it in the /etc/apt/keyrings directory with the following command:
Add the Official Wine Repository on Debian 11
To download the official Wine repository source file and add it to Debian 11, run the following command:
For the changes to take effect, update the APT package repository cache with the following command:
The APT package repository cache should be updated.
Install Wine 8 on Debian 11
To install Wine 8 and all the recommended tools on Debian 11, run the following command:
To confirm the installation, press “Y” and then press <Enter>.
Wine 8 and all the required dependency packages are being downloaded. It takes a few seconds to complete.
Wine 8 and all the required dependency packages are being installed. It takes a few seconds to complete.
Wine 8 and all the required dependency packages should be installed at this point.
Once Wine is installed, you can run the following command to check the version of Wine that you installed.
As you can see, you installed Wine 8 correctly.
Install the Notepad++ Windows App on Debian 11 via Wine 8
In this section, we will show you how to install the Notepad++ Windows app on Debian 11 to verify that Wine 8 is working correctly and to demonstrate the process of installing a Windows app on Debian 11 via Wine 8.
We downloaded the setup file of Notepad++ on our Debian 11 machine. If you haven’t done that and you want to follow along, you can download the Notepad++ from its official website.
Once you downloaded the setup file of Notepad++, right-click (RMB) on it and click on “Open With Other Application”.
Select “Wine Windows Program Loader” and click on “Select”.
Wine is being configured to run the Notepad++ installer. It takes a few seconds to complete.
Wine requires the Mono Installer to run the Notepad++ installer. Click on “Install” to install it.
The Wine Mono Installer is being downloaded and installed. It takes a few seconds to complete.
Once everything is ready, Wine should be able to run the Notepad++ installer. You can install Notepad++ on Debian 11 in the same way that you do on Windows.
Select your language and click on “OK”.
Click on “Next”.
Click on “I Agree”.
Click on “Next”.
Click on “Next”.
Click on “Install”.
Notepad++ installer is installing Notepad++ on Debian 11. It takes a few seconds to complete.
Once Notepad++ is installed, click on “Finish”.
Notepad++ should be running on Debian 11 nicely as you can see in the following screenshot:
Once Notepad++ is installed on Debian 11 via Wine 8, you can launch the Notepad++ from the Application Menu of Debian 11 just like any other application.
Conclusion
We showed you how to install Wine 8 (the latest version of Wine at the time of this writing) on Debian 11. We also showed you how to install a Windows app and run it on Debian 11 via Wine 8.
