xPack WineHQ v6.17.0-1 released
Version 6.17.0-1 is the first release.
The xPack WineHQ is a standalone binary distribution of WineHQ.
There are binaries GNU/Linux (x64).
Download
The binary files are available from GitHub Releases.
Prerequisites
- x64 GNU/Linux: any system with GLIBC 2.27 or higher (like Ubuntu 18 or later, Debian 10 or later, RedHat 8 or later, Fedora 29 or later, etc)
Install
The easiest way to install this specific version, is by using xpm:
xpm install @xpack-dev-tools/wine@6.17.0-1.1 -verbose
Comprehensive instructions for installing xPack WineHQ on different platforms can be found in the Install Guide.
Compliance
The xPack WineHQ is based on the official WineHQ, with no changes.
The current version is based on:
- WineHQ release 6.17 from 2021-09-10.
Changes
- none
Bug fixes
- none
Enhancements
- none
Known problems
- none
Documentation
The current WineHQ documentation is available online from:
Build
The binaries for all supported platforms (Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux) were built using the xPack Build Box (XBB), a set of build environments based on slightly older distributions, that should be compatible with most recent systems.
The scripts used to build this distribution are in:
distro-info/scripts
For the prerequisites and more details on the build procedure, please see the README-MAINTAINER page.
CI tests
Before publishing, a set of simple tests were performed on an exhaustive set of platforms. The results are available from:
Tests
TBD
Checksums
The SHA-256 hashes for the files are:
c324fb7194311aafe8464c5947a84a0496867a97fa81962704f219bf481290ba
xpack-wine-6.17.0-1-linux-x64.tar.gz
Deprecation notices
32-bit support
Support for 32-bit x86 GNU/Linux and x86 Windows was dropped in 2022. Support for 32-bit Arm GNU/Linux (armv7l) will be preserved for a while, due to the large user base of 32-bit Raspberry Pi systems.
GNU/Linux minimum requirements
Support for RedHat 7 was dropped in 2022 and the minimum requirement was raised to GLIBC 2.27, available starting with Ubuntu 18, Debian 10 and RedHat 8.
Download analytics
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- npmjs.com @xpack-dev-tools/wine
Credit to Shields IO for the badges and to Somsubhra/github-release-stats for the individual file counters.