wine users - Mar 2009 - ~FAQ: parallel install of multiple wine versions

This is not in the FAQ, but since different apps run better depending on wine
version, and I just have a case I would like to try, is it possible to do it?

I don't want to mess up my system with experiences so, with ubuntu, what
would one have to do?

fcmartins wrote:
> This is not in the FAQ, but since different apps run better depending on
wine version, and I just have a case I would like to try, is it possible to do
it?
> 
> I don't want to mess up my system with experiences so, with ubuntu,
what would one have to do?

You would have to compile Wine yourself. Wine doesn't have to be installed
to run, and running the different versions from the directories you compiled
them in would be the easiest way. If you really want to install the different
versions, search the forum for how to do that. This question has come up before.

hi there,

there is a much easier way to do it, go grab yourself PlayOnLinux

http://www.playonlinux.com/en/

it is a program that allows you to install and run any program you want in any
wineprefix you want. It has some scripts done already for some applications /
games if you are lucky.

You can have as many wine versions you want (it just downloads it for you) from
0.9.9 to 1.1.16 at the time of writting and change wine versions on the fly for
a program (you may have to delete the windows and prefeerence files just to be
sure, no need to reinstall)

It keeps everything tidy inside its own directory (user/.playonlinux)