In this article, we will show you how to install Wine 8 on Linux Mint 21.
Table of Contents:
- Enable a 32-bit Architecture on Linux Mint 21
- Add the GPG Key of the Official Wine Repository on Linux Mint 21
- Add the Official Wine Repository on Linux Mint 21
- Install Wine 8 on Linux Mint 21
- Install the Notepad++ Windows App on Linux Mint 21 via Wine 8
- Conclusion
- References
Enable a 32-bit Architecture on Linux Mint 21
Wine 8 requires a 32-bit architecture which is enabled on Linux Mint 21 for it to work.
To enable 32-bit architecture on Linux Mint 21, run the following command:
Add the GPG Key of the Official Wine Repository on Linux Mint 21
Before you can add the official Wine repository on Linux Mint 21, you have to install the GPG key of the official Wine repository on Linux Mint 21.
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 Linux Mint 21
To download the official Wine repository source file and add it to Linux Mint 21, 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 Linux Mint 21
To install Wine 8 and all the recommended tools on Linux Mint 21, 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 Linux Mint 21 via Wine 8
In this section, we will show you how to install the Notepad++ Windows app on Linux Mint 21 to verify that Wine 8 is working correctly and to demonstrate the process of installing a Windows app on Linux Mint 21 via Wine 8.
We downloaded the setup file of Notepad++ on our Linux Mint 21 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 Wine Windows Program Loader”.
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 the Notepad++ on Linux Mint 21 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 Linux Mint 21. It takes a few seconds to complete.
Once Notepad++ is installed, click on “Finish”.
Notepad++ should be running on Linux Mint 21 nicely as you can see in the following screenshot:
Once Notepad++ is installed on Linux Mint 21 via Wine 8, you can launch the Notepad++ from the “Application Menu” of Linux Mint 21 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 Linux Mint 21. We also showed you how to install a Windows app and run it on Linux Mint 21 via Wine 8.
