Wine 10.0 stable version release: Running Windows applications on Linux to a higher level

Wine, this open source and free application, allows Linux users to run Windows software and games on Unix/Linux operating systems, ushering in the release of the 10.0 stable version! This version has been provided with source code and binary package downloads, and supports various distributions such as Linux, Windows and Mac.

This edition embodies a year of hard work and over 8,600 improvements, bringing many exciting improvements. Key highlights include:

• Enhanced support for Bluetooth devices.
• Improve support for HID input devices.
• Optimized performance of 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
• Early support for Wayland display server protocol.

This article will guide you how to compile and install Wine 10.0 through source code on RHEL-based distributions such as CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, and AlmaLinux (it's more difficult and only for experts), and how to install it on Fedora Linux using the official Wine repository.

Step 1: Install the dependency package

Before installation, necessary development tools and libraries need to be installed, including GCC, libX11-devel, freetype-devel, zlib-devel and libxcb-devel, etc.

For the RHEL series:

 yum -y groupinstall 'Development Tools'
yum install gcc libX11-devel freetype-devel zlib-devel libxcb-devel libxslt-devel

For Fedora:

 dnf -y groupinstall 'Development Tools'
dnf -y install gcc libX11-devel freetype-devel zlib-devel libxcb-devel libxslt-devel

Step 2: Download the Wine source code

Use the wget command to download the Wine source code to the /tmp directory:

 cd /tmp
wget http://dl.winehq.org/wine/source/10.0/wine-10.0.tar.xz

Unzip the source code:

 tar -xvf wine-10.0.tar.xz -C /tmp/

Step 4: Install Wine from source code

Next, compile the Wine source code: (Note: The installation process may take 20-30 minutes, and you will be asked to enter the root password in the middle)

64-bit system:

 cd wine-10.0/
./configure --enable-win64
Make
sudo make install

32-bit system:

 cd wine-10.0/
./configure
Make
sudo make install

Install Wine using the Wine repository on Fedora Linux

Fedora users can use the official Wine repository to install Wine:

Fedora 41:

 dnf config-manager --add-repo https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/fedora/41/winehq.repo
dnf install winehq-stable

Fedora 40:

 dnf config-manager --add-repo https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/fedora/40/winehq.repo
dnf install winehq-stable

Configuring and running Wine

After the installation is complete, run the winecfg configuration tool (requires the GNOME desktop environment. If not, please use dnf groupinstall workstation or yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop" to install). Run winecfg to view supported configurations.

When running Wine, you need to specify the full path to the executable program:

32-bit system:

 wine notepad
wine c:\\windows\\notepad.exe

64-bit system:

 wine64 notepad
wine64 c:\\windows\\notepad.exe 

Summarize

Wine 10.0 is an important milestone, which better supports modern hardware and software. While not perfect and some applications may still crash, the Wine team is constantly working to improve compatibility. If you have tried Wine 10.0, please share your experience in the comments!

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