How To Install WineHQ on Ubuntu 20.04 (Step by Step)

In this article, we want to teach you How To Install WineHQ on Ubuntu 20.04. WineHQ is a popular, free, and open-source tool that allows you to run Windows software and applications on your Linux server.

Now follow the steps below to install this amazing tool on your Ubuntu 20.04.

How To Install WineHQ on Ubuntu 20.04?

Before you start to install WineHQ, you need to log in to your server as a non-root user with sudo privileges. To do this, you can follow our article the Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 20.04.

Now you can start to set up WineHQ on Ubuntu 20.04.

Step 1 – Check Installed Architectures on Ubuntu 20.04

First of all, you need to check the installed architectures. To do this, run the command below:

sudo dpkg --print-architecture

You should get the following output:

Output
amd64

Then, check if 32-bit architecture is installed on your server with the command below:

sudo dpkg --print-foreign-architectures

You should get the following output:

Output
i386

Note: If “i386” is not displayed, run the following command:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

Next, recheck again with the command below:

sudo dpkg --print-foreign-architectures

Step 2 – Add WineHQ GPG Key and Repository on Ubuntu 20.04

To install the WineHQ in the latest stable version, you need to add the WineHQ repository to your server.

First, download and add the repository key with the commands below:

# sudo wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
# sudo apt-key add winehq.key

Then, add the WineHQ repository on Ubuntu 20.04 with the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main'

Update your local package index with the command below:

sudo apt update

Install Wine Stable on Ubuntu 20.04

Now use the following command to install the WineHQ stable:

sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable

Note: If you prefer Wine Development or Wine Staging, replace winehq-stable with either winehq-devel or with winehq-staging.

When your installation is completed, you can verify your WineHQ installation on Ubuntu 20.04 by checking its version:

wine --version

Output
wine-7.0

Step 3 – How To Uninstall Wine from Ubuntu 20.04?

If you don’t use Wine anymore you can easily remove it from your server. To do this run the following command:

sudo apt autoremove --install-recommends winehq-stable --purge

Note: If you use Wine Development or Wine Staging, replace winehq-stable with either winehq-devel or with winehq-staging.

Conclusion

At this point, you have learned to Install WineHQ on Ubuntu 20.04. You can use this tool to use Windows programs and software on your Linux server.

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