FAQ

FAQ

A.                 About this FAQ

1.                                           Who Maintains this FAQ?

2.                                           What is the copyright on the FAQ? And how may I use it?

B.                 General questions about Wine

1.                                           What is Wine and what is it supposed to do?

2.                                           Is Wine an emulator?

3.                                           Are there any alternatives to Wine?

4.                                           What is the difference between Wine and x86 hardware emulators?

5.                                           Why would anyone want Wine? Doesn't Windows suck?

6.                                           Which one of the different Wine packages out there is good for me?

7.                                           What's the history of Wine?

8.                                           What is the current version of Wine?

9.                                           What is the current Status of Wine?

10.                                       When will Wine be finished?

11.                                       Who's responsible for Wine?

12.                                       Who are the folks and organizations who have contributed money or equipment to the Wine project?

13.                                       What undocumented APIs / interfaces are not understood? Would seeing Microsoft source help?

14.                                       Is TransGaming's latest patch included in the standard Wine release?

15.                                       Will there be a Windows version of Wine?

C.                 What do I need in order to use Wine

1.                                           Under what hardware platform(s) and operating system(s) will Wine(Lib) run?

2.                                           What minimum CPU must I have in my computer to be able to run Wine and MS Windows applications smoothly?

3.                                           How much disk space will the Wine source code and binaries take on my hard drive?

4.                                           What other software do I need to have installed to compile and run Wine?

5.                                           How much RAM do I need to have on my UNIX system to be able to run Wine and MS Windows applications smoothly?

6.                                           How long does Wine take to build

7.                                           I have a Drivespaced, Doublespaced or Stackered DOS partition. Can Wine run MS Windows binaries located in such a partition?

8.                                           Do I need to have a DOS partition on my system to use Wine?

9.                                           Does MS Windows need to be loaded into that partition in order to run MS Windows programs under Wine?

10.                                       If Wine completely replaces MS Windows, will it duplicate all of the functions of MS Windows?

11.                                       Will I be able to install MS Windows applications in any fl avor of a UNIX file system?

12.                                       Will Wine run only under X, or can it run in character mode?

13.                                       Will Wine run under any X window manager? Does it require a window manager at all?

14.                                       Will 32-bit Windows 95/98 applications run under Wine?

D.                 Getting Wine

1.                                           Where can I get Wine?

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