How To Use Wine on Linux - Quick Guide

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Updated on October 28, 2025

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Don’t know how to use Wine on Linux to run Windows software? Wine development has completely transformed the way to install and run apps on your Linux operating system.

In this guide, I’ll show you how to install it and use it. So, let’s go!

How To Install Wine on Linux

1. Press CTRL+ALT+T to launch the terminal and run the “lscpu” command to check your system architecture.

2. To install Wine on the x86 version, type “sudo apt-get install wine32“. Or, execute “sudo apt-get install wine64” for x64 version.

3. Verify Wine installation with “wine –version“.

How To Use Wine on Linux

Before using Wine on your system, you should configure it first:

1. Type “winecfg” in the terminal and hit Enter. This creates a Windows home directory for wine.

2. Select the Windows Version from the drop-down menu, click Apply, and then OK.

selecting a Windows version on Wine Linux

3. To install a Windows program using Wine, first download its “.exe” or “.msi” file. For instance, I’ll download the Notepad++ installer file for Windows.