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xPack WineHQ v9.0.0-1 released

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

Version 9.0.0-1 is a new release; it follows the upstream release.

The xPack WineHQ is a standalone binary distribution of WineHQ.

There are binaries for x64 GNU/Linux.

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@9.0.0-1.1 -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 9.0.0 from .

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.

For the prerequisites and more details on the build procedure, please see the Maintainer Info 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:

2afae5556a89309ef02b589265b0300e7637b8d0c1ad2c0cdee7a122b735a815
xpack-wine-9.0.0-1-linux-x64.tar.gz

Deprecation notices​

GNU/Linux minimum requirements​

The minimum requirement is GLIBC 2.27, available starting with Ubuntu 18, Debian 10 and RedHat 8. Support for RedHat 7 was dropped in 2022.

32-bit support​

Support for 32-bit x64 GNU/Linux and x64 Windows was dropped in 2022.

Pre-deprecation notice for 32-bit Arm GNU/Linux​

Due to the large user base of 32-bit Raspberry Pi systems, support for 32-bit Arm GNU/Linux (armv7l) will be preserved for a little while, but expect it to be dropped by 2025, so it is recommended to consider an upgrade to a RPi 4 or 5 with at least 4 GB (preferably 8 GB) of RAM.

Pre-deprecation notice for Ubuntu 18.04​

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver reached the end of the standard five-year maintenance window for Long-Term Support (LTS) release on 31 May 2023.

As a courtesy, the xPack GNU/Linux releases will continue to be based on Ubuntu 18.04 for another year.

From 2025 onwards, the GNU/Linux binaries will be built on Debian 10, (GLIBC 2.28), and are also expected to run on RedHat 8.

Users are urged to update their build and test infrastructure to ensure a smooth transition to the next xPack releases.

Analytics​

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