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xPack WineHQ v6.17.0-1 released

· 3 min read
Liviu Ionescu (ilg)
Liviu Ionescu (ilg)

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​

Credit to Shields IO for the badges and to Somsubhra/github-release-stats for the individual file counters.