How to Install Wine on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to run Windows applications!

     Winetricks / Wine HQ is a script or a which enable users to run windows applications on Ubuntu operating system. Those applications which are very useful but not available as Linux or Ubuntu installation package, it helps to run those on Ubuntu operating system.

This article is about the installation process of Winetricks on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa. There are several methods to install it on Ubuntu, they are listed below -

Method - 1 : Via Ubuntu software

Step - 1 : Launch Ubuntu Software from Application Menu

Step - 2 : Search for Winetricks in the search window.

Step - 3 : It will search Winetricks for you. Now click on Install button.

After installed successfully, launch it from application menu. It will ask for download wine Mono Installer, allow it.

Method - 2 : Via Repository using Terminal

Step - 1 : Launch Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T)

Step - 2 : Log in as Superuser

sudo su

Enter password

Step - 3 : Add i386 architecture in Ubuntu

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386




Step - 4 : Add Wine signing key 

wget -O - https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add -

Step - 5 : Add repository

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

Step - 6 : Update repository

sudo apt-get update

Step - 7 : Install Wine

sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable