If winecfg runs, that should be good enough. Optional packages can be backported if necessary.
OK, then I will concentrate on min kernel version :)
Currently I build wine-2.8 on machine with: * Linux-v2.4.27-3-386 * gcc-v3.3.5 * libc6-v2.3.2 There were few failures which I overcome by not building these components: * dwrite * winealsa.drv * wmvcore * ws2_32 * programs/winhlp32 When I run winecfg, I got: wine: glibc >= 2.3 without NPTL or TLS is not a supported combination. Please upgrade to a glibc with NPTL support. Should I interpret that message, that: 1. NPTL is required 2. I should use glibc-2.2 or lower If 1) that's probably end of game per https://lwn.net/Articles/10465/ * "- The 2.5.36 kernel or above must be installed and used." * "The current snapshot for glibc 2.3 (or glibc 2.3 when released) is necessary." * "The general compiler requirement for glibc is at least gcc 3.2." So for further steps 1) or 2) ? wmvcore and winhlp32 look like a real bugs. Others failures can be probably be solved by using newer components. I can open bugreports, if anyone is interested. Regards, W.