http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15263
--- Comment #24 from Kynan Rilee kynan.rilee@gmail.com 2009-02-05 18:09:38 --- http://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t=3715
I have found that running Steam under low-graphics mode Ubuntu lets you install games. It seems there is an issue with the interaction between WINE and proprietary graphics drivers. I am using the latest Nvidia graphics driver. I will attempt with Ubuntu-packaged driver shortly.