Wine's official repository offers the latest binaries for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, and Ubuntu 17.04, released with initial Android Graphics driver.
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Assuming you require a Debian distribution package download, begin by opening your Terminal with:
Ctrl+Alt+T
If you are running a 64-bit system, you will have to first enable 32-bit architecture. Then, run the following commands one after the other:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
You will be prompted for a password. Enter it carefully as there is no visual feedback. Then, proceed to add the official repository:
sudo apt-add-repository https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/
Linux Mint 18 users will be required to replace the following command using 'xenial' where 'trusty' is listed.
sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ xenial main'
wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key && sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-devel
To Uninstall
If you have to upgrade your system fontconfig, FreeType libraries, you may get unmet dependency issues while installing wine-devel.
To remove Wine 2.10, run command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove winehq-devel
And you can manage the repository by going to
System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Other Software tab.
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