Play on Linux is a front end for wine. Wine is a compatibility layer used to run windows based programs within Linux. Play on Linux simplifies the installation and tweaking required for some programs which are often run using wine, using pre-defined wizards supplied as part of the package.
Questions tagged [playonlinux]
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Gaming performance difference between Windows and Ubuntu
What are the pros/cons switching from Windows 7/8 to Ubuntu?
I mainly develop software and play games.
I obviously don't play games on my laptop that's why I give Ubuntu a try. But the whole OS looks great and I recently discovered PlayOnLinux.
How…
Maik Klein
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How can I install Visual Studio?
How can I install Visual Studio?
I'd prefer to use it in Wine or PlayOnLinux if possible.
user91632
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How to install PlayOnLinux on Ubuntu 16.04
I was trying to install playonlinux by terminal on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS but there is no commands for that version of Ubuntu (at least I didn't find them).
So I was wondering if somebody can help me.
Bloober
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Broken Packages Fix Problem (For Wine)
I was trying to install Heroes of Might and Magic 3 with Play on Linux. When I start the program it gives me an error message
PlayOnLinux cannot find wine (from Wine). You should install it to use PlayOnLinux.
sudo apt-get install wine
I tried this…
sarp
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How do I install MS Office 2016 on PlayOnLinux
How can I get playonlinux to install Microsoft Office 2016. The options from the install menu only go up to 2013.
Is there a more recent version of PlayOnLinux (or indeed Wine) I can download to enable installation of MS Office 2016?
The steps I…
C.Diamantis
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How to update PlayOnLinux?
I just installed PlayOnLinux, it says:
An updated version of PlayOnLinux is available (3.8.11).
and nothing more.
Doing apt-get update doesn't offer any updated version of POL.
What is the safe / regular way to update playonlinux?
Déjà vu
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How to check if my Wine prefix is 32 bit or 64 bit?
I saw tons of threads explaining how to create a 32 bit prefix, but I want to check if the prefix I'm using is 32 bit or 64 bit. The reason I'm asking is that I'm using PlayOnLinux, and I've created a 32 bit virtual drive (for example X). Now when I…
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Change Icon of Wine Application in Unity Launcher
I frequently run a windows program with wine. When I open this program it shows up in the unity launcher as wine instead of the actual opened program.
I have made a desktop launcher with the right icon but dragging this to the unity launcher reverts…
zorkerz
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How to install League of Legends in Ubuntu
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and PlayOnLinux 4.2.2. I managed to get League of Legends almost running perfectly, there are only two problems. The first is that the shop to buy things with IP/RP is just a black screen. Here is a screenshot:
The second…
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Installing Starcraft 2 PlayOnLinux
I am using play on linx and I want to to install Starcraft with it but it fails every time I try to.
I install it successfully but then when I run battle.net it either doesn't open or crashes instantly.I tried different Wine versions same crash…
tomkis
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Fully remove PlayOnLinux and any files left behind
I recently installed PlayOnLinux with:
sudo apt-get install playonlinux
But then decided that I wanted to remove it so I did:
sudo apt-get purge playonlinux
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
And I thought that this would have removed…
user364819
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PlayOnLinux Steam black screen
Only the steam library and friend list works. I can install games and play them.
Anything else (Store, community, profile, etc) shows a black screen instead of the page.
Steam library:
Black screen:
ileryon 3000
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"Error in main glxinfo is not installed. Please install mesa-utils package" when trying to install PlayOnLinux
I am currently trying to install League of Legends using PlayOnLinux, but every time I do I get this error:
Error in main
glxinfo is not installed. Please install mesa-utils package
What should I do to fix this? I am using Ubuntu 12.10.
Nick M
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How can I properly add PlayOnLinux programs to the Unity Launcher?
I have a PlayOnLinux app (Evernote) that runs great, but I would like to pin it to the Unity launcher. I already have a shortcut in the Dash and I can pin that to the Launcher, but then running it results in the app showing a wine icon in the…
Dave
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