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The latest installation instructions for PlayOnLinux
Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, PlayOnLinux is a frontend for Wine, the popular software for running Windows applications on Linux and Mac OS X. The latest PlayOnLinux version available is PlayOnLinux 4.2.2, which has been recently released.
In this article I will show you how to install PlayOnLinux 4.2.2 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pear OS 8, Pear OS 7 and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.
In order to get PlayOnLinux 4.2.2, we have to install the latest version of Wine first, like I have written in this article:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install wine1.7 winetricks
Next, we have to add the PlayOnLinux repository to our system, get the repo key, update the system and install the playonlinux package. Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation:
How to install PlayOnLinux 4.2.2 on Ubuntu 13.10 and Linux Mint 16:
$ wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_saucy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install playonlinux
How to install PlayOnLinux 4.2.2 on Ubuntu 13.04, Linux Mint 15 and Pear OS 8:
$ wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_raring.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install playonlinux
How to install PlayOnLinux 4.2.2 on Ubuntu 12.10, Linux Mint 14 and Pear OS 7:
$ wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_quantal.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install playonlinux
How to install PlayOnLinux 4.2.2 on Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 13 and Elementary OS 0.2:
$ wget -q "http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg" -O- | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo wget http://deb.playonlinux.com/playonlinux_precise.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playonlinux.list
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install playonlinux