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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.

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FL Studio 20 on Ubuntu Studio Won't Run

been trying to get FL Studio to run on Ubuntu Studio 20.10 for the past two days now. I've tried downloading wine and it installs fine, but upon launching the application I receive an error that ...
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How do you remove ImageMagick without removing PlayOnLinux?

I am trying to delete ImageMagick, but each time I do, it also deletes PlayOnLinux. I just want to remove ImageMagick.
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How to integrate MathType to Microsoft Office 2007 using Wine, winetricks or PlayOnLinux?

I have installed Microsoft Office 2007 with help of this answer using PlayOnLinux and/or WineTricks. I need to install MathType and integrate it to Microsoft Office 2007. So I have a question - how ...
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Can't update playonlinux to 4.2.12 version?

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS. I recently installed PlayOnLinux version 4.2.10 but then it reported that PoL has a newer version 4.2.12. So I went to the PoL's page and then downloaded the file ...
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Windows 10 Store Games on Ubuntu 16.04?

What I'm asking is if there is any way to install games from the Windows 10 Store on Ubuntu 16.04. I know about PlayOnLinux, I know about Wine, but I cannot use them to install what I want. The game ...
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How to change png file parameter IHDR width using imageshack

I have a image with X*Y size say 42*42 and I want to change the X part to 384 fixed. I have a software which accepts only 384*Y size of images. I can change manually the X to 384 using paint: Open ...
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Missing Applications in Ubuntu software center

I'm new so go easy as I know it may be a simple answer to most, however I came from Linux Mint and I know that the software center's are very similar. I feel that mint is easier to use, however I ...
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16.04 - Ubuntu Software has much less applications now. Why?

I have used Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and 15.10 and have had no problems installing anything via the Software Centre. However, upon changing the software center in 16.04, I am having trouble finding many ...
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Installing games to other drive

still pretty new to Ubuntu. I have a 22.2 GB SSD and a 250 GB SSD. Ubuntu and boot stuff is mounted to the little SSD. I think. Now I want to play Skyrim, and PlayOnLinux gets me pretty far into the ...
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Installing Adobe Illustrator CC via Wine (PlayOnLinux)

I am running a 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04 dist trying to install Adobe Illustrator CC (64-bit). The following image below illustrates where it jams in the installation process when installing via PlayOnLinux....
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Patching LoL with TuxLoL

I seem to have exactly the same issue as Guga had in this question. I was receiving the same message "invalid Directory." But in this case, I have removed all spaces from the path name. I have no ...
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Wine changing screen resolution, game stays in original resolution

When I start Stalker in Wine it will change the Desktop resolution to a much lower value. Normal is 1920x1080. The game itself does not even fit on the screen completely at that point. Here is a ...
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Origin instantly crashes with PlayOnLinux

After installing origin (OriginSetup.exe) using PlayOnLinux, I pressed play and almost instantaneously it says: Error in Main Origin crashed. Click on debug link to get more details. And in debug ...
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Xbox 360 Controller through PlayOnLinux

I am running Skyrim through PlayOnLinux and I want to get my Xbox 360 controller to work on the game. I am using Wine 1.7.11, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and whatever version of PlayOnLinux is available through ...
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Windows Application with .NET through PlayOnLinux on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit | Beginner needs help!

What do I want to do? Run this software in Ubuntu 12.04: Achieve Planner by Effexis (http://www.effexis.com/achieve/AchievePlanner19Download.htm). What have I tried so far? Installed PlayOnLinux ...
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How can I export a previous installation under Wine to the PlayOnLinux folder?

I have some programs and games installed with Wine and I wonder if it's possible manage this applications with PlayOnLinux. There was a plugin called "Wine Import" to do this, but seems to be obsolete....
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How to create a new iso image from an existing iso image?

I have an ISO image and I want to create an new iso image by taking some of the components in my original iso image. I would like to know how can i do that in ubuntu. Is it possible to untar the ...
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WinSCP File >> Edit question

Using PlayOnLinux, WinSCP is installed and running. I have VScodium set as the editor for all files, but when I double click a file, codium opens a blank window. In the editor config, it has this ...
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Missing fonts in sticky notes of Adobe Reader in Wine

I have been using Adobe Reader XI with Wine (Playonlinux) without much problems. But serious problems arise when I use comment tools such as sticky notes. Please see the image for an example. There ...
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Copy Paste of text not working on MSoffice installed in PlayOn Linux

I have installed MSOffice 2007 in Ubuntu 18.10. Copy and paste the text inside the MS word is not working. How could I enable it?
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Playonlinux MS Office 2013 applications constantly in the foreground in ubuntu 18.04

I have successfully installed MS Office 2013. But e.g. an open Excel is constantly in the foreground unless I minimize the application manually. And (second but maybe related problem) the minimized ...
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can't install Office 2010 via PlayonLinux Ubuntu 16.04 needs winbind but winbind is installed

I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and am trying to install Office 2010 Home & Student via PlayonLinux. At the beginning of the installation I get the error: "Error in main. Please install winbind before ...
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PlayOnLinux fails to install MS Office (weird EULA blank window)

I'm trying to install MS Office 2010 with PlayOnLinux on Lubuntu 18.04. The installation process runs for more than 30 min with no results. An EULA window pops up, but it happens to mostly blank (no ...
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Acrobat Reader by playonlinux: Error in POL_Wine

I installed Acrobat Reader DC (2015 version) on Ubuntu 16.04 by playonlinux. It works fine but if I call it by command line: playonlinux --run Adobe\ Acrobat\ Reader\ DC mypdffile.pdf when I close ...
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Winetricks, ancient versions of IE, and There client

I've been using There (virtual world, like Second Life for people with ordinary computers) since 2004, running the Windows client in Wine since There reopened in 2011. For the past three-plus years, ...
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Wine 2.21 Staging - Epic Games Launcher - dotnet40 in 64bit prefix

(WineHQ Epic Games Launcher page -> https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=35811 ) While trying to install Epic Games Launcher with wine (64bit Prefix), the Prerequisites ...
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PlayOnLinux won't install anything (17.10)

After installing Ubuntu 17.10 from scratch, I installed WineHQ and PlayOnLinux following the instructions on the official websites. Then, in PlayOnLinux I installed the Wine version required by my ...
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Updating a PlayonLinux Windows 7/8 via .msu file?

I am trying to install a VC++2015 application in a new PlayOnLinux virtual drive. The application complains that my Windows version is not up to date and that I should turn on Windows Update (funny!) ...
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"Repository not signed" after uninstall [duplicate]

Iam a severe beginner, so please bear with me ... I un-installed playonlinux from my machine*. Now, whenever running sudo apt-get update, the system still prints these warnings: W: GPG error: ...
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WINE Steam freezes at "Connecting Steam account" [closed]

As of yesterday, trying to start Steam through WINE only brings up the Connecting Steam Account: <username> dialog, and then freezes entirely, requiring the process to be forcibly killed. I ...
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League of legends Ubuntu Play on linux "wget failed: Server issued an error response"

I am getting the following error when running the installer for League of Legends in PlayOnLinux: Error in POL_System_wget POL_System_wget failed: Server issued an error response --2016-10-07 16:54:...
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Installed PlayonLinux and this annoying update message keep popping up

I have install PlayonLinux a few days ago to experiment with Windows game.... but since then, this message keep popping up everytime my laptop boot up.. Failure to download extra data files The ...
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How do I know if the programs used in PlayOnLinux can be safely installed?

I'm seeing this large list of mostly commercial programs there and I'm wondering where they came from, if I run the risk of compromising my system by installing any of them.
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Adobe photoshop on ubuntu

I've successfully installed photoshop cs6 extended using this tutorial. My only problem is that I can't drag and drop images in photoshop. Common solutions available online is to uncheck run as ...
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Ubuntu 15.04 PlayOnLinux Evernote can't edit notes

Just installed Ubuntu 15.04 (yes, I know that I'm a slowpoke). On Ubuntu 14.10 I was using Evernote via POL and everything was OK. Now I have a weird problem. Everything is synced. I can see a list ...
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PlayOnLinux using Anaconda python installation and can't find wxversion

I have an installation of Anaconda in my home directory but it's giving me problems when I try to run PlayOnLinux. I get this error: Looking for python... 2.7.10 :: Anaconda 2.3.0 (64-bit) - ...
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Blank screen error on Unity 5

I installed Unity 5 using PlayOnLinux and wine 1.7.42 and everything went well. But when I open the editor I just got a blank screen. If I click to create a new scene, nothing happens... Picture ...
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Halo Combat Evolved Rendering Issue

I'm trying to run Halo Combat Evolved on my macbook pro running ubuntu using playon linux. It's successfully installed and it plays but the screen is rendered unusably with the a mirror image running ...
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Install PlayonLinux

I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit and enabled the nvidia drivers. Now I am trying to install PlayonLinux but I get the message: nvidia-libopencl1-331 has to be removed before installing ...
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[Wine/PoL]Skyrim cannot properly detect my graphics card

I have an AMD R9-285 and installed the 14.5 driver from AMD. display: :0 screen: 0 OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series OpenGL version ...
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Saving an excel file on a windows shared folder using wine

I'm not sure if anyone can help with this particular scenario but here goes. I am currently running MS Office 2010 (Home and Business) on Ubuntu 13.10 using PlayOnLinux. I'm able to open excel files ...
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Photoshop looks terrible in 13.10

I have been using Photoshop CS2 for years on various versions of Linux and Ubuntu. In recent years, I've found that installing it with PlayOnLinux has had the most consistently reliable results. ...
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Install League of Legends on Ubuntu 12.04

I tried using the PlayOnLinux but on the install screen the window would stop responding as soon as I clicked next to install. *Edit It's a laptop so I understand that it might be more difficult if ...
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Do I need a graphics card driver for Linux?

I am using Linux with a KDE desktop environment and the following hardware configuration: • Intel Core i7 3.4GHhz 4770k • MSI Z87 MPower motherboard • MSI GeForce GTX760 2GB DDR5 graphics card • 1TB ...
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How do I run Microsoft Explorer 8 plus on Ubuntu?

First off, you should know I'm a Ubuntu newbie who has become passionate since my strangely low-priced Dell computer showed up with Ubuntu loaded on it and it could do almost everything I need from a ...
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How can I get rid of wine menu entries when wine packages are not uninstalled?

I prefer to use PlayOnLinux to configure wine and manage prefixes. PlayOnLinux requires wine packages to be installed, but I won't use default /home/$USER/.wine prefix. So I deleted default prefix ...
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Netflix Custom Wine usable with other programs?

I noticed that the WINE installed to run the Netflix app found here installs a custom WINE along with the full Mono and possibly .NET . I have been having chronic problems getting the program Reply ...
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playonlinux is unable to find 32bits / 64bits OpenGL library

When I open a fresh instalation of playonlinux, it gives 2 dialog box as mentioned in title: playonlinux is unable to find 32bits OpenGL library playonlinux is unable to find 64bits OpenGL ...
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PlayOnLinux / WINE error. Cannot add games to list

I am new to the Linux platform as a whole. Now, that's not to say that I haven't been watching countless videos and articles of Linux before I made the switch. I have gone through multiple tutorials ...
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Playonlinux won't start. Ubuntu 16.04

When I try to launch playonlinux, nothing happens graphically. When I try to load it with terminal I get: Looking for python... 2.7.13 - Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/...
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