Install Wine (x86) on Linux ARM Device #

Wine (x86) #

Run x86 Windows apps with a box86-emulated version of x86 wine-9.3.
To run: wine path/to/file.exe
To configure wine: go to 'Wine configuration' in main menu or type in terminal: wine winecfg
Not all Windows applications will work under Wine. It's a good idea to check online if your program can run, or if something can be tweaked to make it work.

Note: the applications installed with wine will appear under the wine category in the main menu, and they will stay there even after uninstalling wine.

Need support with running a game or app with wine and box86? Ask it on the Pi Labs Discord: https://discord.gg/JKNQXprqUd

Box86/Box64 Game compatibility list: https://box86.org/app/

Fortunately, Wine (x86) is very easy to install on your Linux ARM Device in just two steps.

1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Linux ARM Device.
2. Use Pi-Apps to install Wine (x86).

Compatibility #

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest LTS of Ubuntu or Debian from your hardware manufacturer.
Wine (x86) will only run on an Ubuntu/Debian ARM32 OS. Pi-Apps will not let you install Wine (x86) on an Ubuntu/Debian ARM64 OS.

Install Pi-Apps #

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Linux ARM Device with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Wine (x86) #

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Wine (x86).
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Tools category, which leads to the Emulation category.

Now scroll down to find Wine (x86) in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Wine (x86) for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io