[Bug 32873] New: Wine unable to install

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32873

Bug #: 32873
           Summary: Wine unable to install
           Product: Wine
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: blocker
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

Wine is unfortunately almost impossible to use. 
I first installed wine 1.2.2 from the repository. Then tried to use it to
install MSOffice2003. Didn't work.
Then I uninstalled that wine version and tried installing a newer one.
Impossible. there is a link on your site to wine 1.4. When using the link to
install wine, I get a cryptic message that it is "virtual". 
When using the link to 1.5, I get a message that it is not found.

I've now tried to locate it somewhere else on your site. Lot's of referrals,
nothing useful; going in circles or to dead ends.

2 things would improve things a lot:
1: clearly state what version(s) can be used.
2: make those versions available and installable.

[Bug 32873] Wine unable to install

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32873

--- Comment #1 from [e-mail] 2013-02-01 15:28:47 CST ---
update: installing wine 1.3 from the repository leads to wine 1.4 being
installed... Not what one would expect, but in this case no complaint. Except
of course that it still can't properly install MSOffice2003 and that it doesn't
even bother to say why.

[Bug 32873] Wine unable to install

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32873

--- Comment #2 from [e-mail] 2013-02-01 16:57:55 CST ---
I'll log a separate bug for the MSOffice 2003 install failure.

[Bug 32873] Wine unable to install

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32873

--- Comment #3 from Austin English  2013-02-01 22:06:39 CST ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> Wine is unfortunately almost impossible to use. 
> I first installed wine 1.2.2 from the repository. Then tried to use it to
> install MSOffice2003. Didn't work.

That's a really old wine version, there's been a new stable release since then,
and many development releases. Try in 1.5.23.
> Then I uninstalled that wine version and tried installing a newer one.
> Impossible. there is a link on your site to wine 1.4. When using the link to
> install wine, I get a cryptic message that it is "virtual". 
> When using the link to 1.5, I get a message that it is not found.
>
> I've now tried to locate it somewhere else on your site. Lot's of referrals,
> nothing useful; going in circles or to dead ends.
>
> 2 things would improve things a lot:
> 1: clearly state what version(s) can be used.
> 2: make those versions available and installable.

Those are packaging problems, report them to your distribution.

[Bug 32873] Wine unable to install

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32873

--- Comment #4 from [e-mail] 2013-02-02 05:38:54 CST ---
Thanks!

I don't know what you mean by "report them to your distribution"; I thought
that's what I just did by logging the bug.

But more importantly: where can I find Wine 1.5.23?

[Bug 32873] Wine unable to install

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32873

--- Comment #5 from Austin English  2013-02-02 20:03:43 CST ---
(In reply to comment #4)
> Thanks!
>
> I don't know what you mean by "report them to your distribution"; I thought
> that's what I just did by logging the bug.

No, I mean report it to Fedora/Ubuntu/Debian/etc., whichever distribution
you're using.
> But more importantly: where can I find Wine 1.5.23?

http://source.winehq.org/git/wine.git/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/wine/

[Bug 32873] Wine unable to install

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32873

Fabian Ebner  changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Fabian Ebner  2013-06-11 07:46:23 CDT ---
Shouldn't this be closed as invalid?

[Bug 32873] Wine unable to install

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32873

Austin English  changed:

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--- Comment #7 from Austin English  2013-06-11 13:13:07 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #6)
> Shouldn't this be closed as invalid?

Yes, thanks.

[Bug 32873] Wine unable to install

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32873

Frédéric Delanoy  changed:

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--- Comment #8 from Frédéric Delanoy  2013-06-13 01:38:52 CDT ---
Closing INVALID bugs.