Next, add the repository to your system's list of APT sources:įor Ubuntu Hardy (8.04) you will need to copy/paste the below info to a terminal screen as well.Applications->Accessories->Terminal : Then add the repository's key to your system's list of trusted APT keys by copy and pasting the following: It will step you through the process of adding wine to your pc so i can be updated everytime a new release comes out.įor those who are unsure on what to do, i will just copy/paste the info hereįirst, open a terminal window (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). wine is undergoing a lot of updates as they are getting close to version 1 so we will visit the official home of wine and add the ubuntu wine debain package to our pc as well. Now we will get the newest version of wine as well. It will connect via the internet and get you a stable copy of wine from the repos. You may have to scroll down and you will see on its ownĬlick in the box next to where it says wine and make the box go green. Now up the top you will see a search button. try a server closer to you but if it is anything like the server closest to me it seems to never get updates so i leave it set to main server. Put a tick in the boxes that say MAIN, Universe, Restricted, multiverse and you may have to set the server to main server. When synaptic starts click on settings, repository's. To install this go to system synaptic package manager, open this program and it will ask you for your password.

wine is a groovy bit of software that will allow a program written for windows to run inside of linux.

Once you have achieved this, we can install wine. So make sure first off you can play a standard dvd. It gave me a diaglogue box and i just clicked it and off it went and downloaded what it needed. When i did this 8.04 had a spit and said i had to download some extra codex. hope it works for you.įirst install a standard dvd movie in the dvd drive and attempt to play it. How to install dvdfab hd decrypter and copy encrypted dvds in ubuntu 8.04

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