Since Canonical decided not to include i386 packages support and I get errors during Playonlinux / Crossover / wine installations, what is a workaround to address this issue?
It's a known issue, and I'm asking if someone solved it.
I was trying to install Heroes of Might and Magic 3 with Play on Linux. When I start the program it gives me an error message
PlayOnLinux cannot find wine (from Wine). You should install it to use PlayOnLinux.
sudo apt-get install wine
I tried this but I got an error message:
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
What should I do?
Input:
sudo apt-get install wine
Output:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package wine is a virtual package provided by:
winehq-staging 4.0~rc1~cosmic
winehq-stable 3.0.4~cosmic
winehq-devel 4.0~rc1~cosmic
wine-development 3.6-1
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package 'wine' has no installation candidate
And when I type:
sudo apt-get install winehq-stable
I get this:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
winehq-stable : Depends: wine-stable (= 3.0.4~cosmic)
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Here is my system:
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release: 18.04
Codename: bionic
$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-38 linux-headers-4.15.0-38-generic
linux-image-4.15.0-38-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-38-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-38-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
$ sudo apt remove wine winehq-stable
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Virtual packages like 'wine' can't be removed
Package 'winehq-stable' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-38 linux-headers-4.15.0-38-generic
linux-image-4.15.0-38-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-38-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-38-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading
state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-headers-4.15.0-38 linux-headers-4.15.0-38-generic
linux-image-4.15.0-38-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-38-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-38-generic 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5
to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 336 MB disk space
will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ...
268454 files and directories currently installed.) Removing
linux-headers-4.15.0-38-generic (4.15.0-38.41) ... Removing
linux-headers-4.15.0-38 (4.15.0-38.41) ... Removing
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-38-generic (4.15.0-38.41) ... Removing
linux-image-4.15.0-38-generic (4.15.0-38.41) ...
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools: update-initramfs: Deleting
/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-38-generic
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub: Generating grub configuration
file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-42-generic Found
initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-42-generic Found linux image:
/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-39-generic Found initrd image:
/boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-39-generic Adding boot menu entry for EFI
firmware configuration done Removing linux-modules-4.15.0-38-generic
(4.15.0-38.41) ...
sudo apt-add-repository --remove 'deb http://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main'
Has no output.
sudo apt update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB] Ign:2
https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine:/Debian/Ubuntu_18.10_standard
./ InRelease Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [204 B] Hit:4
https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine:/Debian /Ubuntu_18.10_standard
./ Release Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [14.5 kB] Get:7
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe DEP-11
48x48 Icons [9,088 B] Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-security/universe DEP-11 64x64 Icons [36.7 kB] Get:9
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe DEP-11
128x128 Icons [65.9 kB] Hit:10 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic InRelease Get:11
http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
Get:12 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
[74.6 kB] Get:13 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-updates/main i386 Packages [402 kB] Get:14
http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
[459 kB] Hit:15 http://deb.playonlinux.com xenial InRelease
Ign:16 http://ppa.launchpad.net/damien-moore/codeblocks-stable/ubuntu
bionic InRelease Get:17 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-updates/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [245 kB] Hit:18
http://ppa.launchpad.net/deluge-team/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:19 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu bionic
InRelease Hit:20 http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/themes/ubuntu
bionic InRelease Get:21 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-updates/main DEP-11 48x48 Icons [55.7 kB] Hit:22
http://ppa.launchpad.net/rikmills/latte-dock/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:23 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main DEP-11
64x64 Icons [105 kB] Ign:24 http://ppa.launchpad.net/vcmi/ppa/ubuntu
bionic InRelease Hit:25
http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:26 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main DEP-11
128x128 Icons [266 kB] Err:27
http://ppa.launchpad.net/damien-moore/codeblocks-stable/ubuntu bionic
Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] Err:28
http://ppa.launchpad.net/vcmi/ppa/ubuntu bionic Release
404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] Get:29
http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64
Packages [594 kB] Get:30 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-updates/universe i386 Packages [588 kB] Get:31
http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [199 kB] Get:32 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-updates/universe DEP-11 48x48 Icons [186 kB] Get:33
http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe DEP-11
64x64 Icons [333 kB] Get:34 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-updates/universe DEP-11 128x128 Icons [767 kB] Get:35
http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse amd64
DEP-11 Metadata [2,464 B] Get:36 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
bionic-backports/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [5,812 B] Reading
package lists... Done
E: The repository
'http://ppa.launchpad.net/damien-moore/codeblocks-stable/ubuntu bionic
Release' does not have a Release file. N: Updating from such a
repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by
default. N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user
configuration details. E: The repository
'http://ppa.launchpad.net/vcmi/ppa/ubuntu bionic Release' does not
have a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can't be done
securely, and is therefore disabled by default. N: See apt-secure(8)
manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading
state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0
newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
sudo apt-get install winehq-stable
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading
state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This
may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are
using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not
yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following
information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies: winehq-stable :
Depends: wine-stable (= 3.0.4~cosmic) E: Unable to correct problems,
you have held broken packages.
Edit:
sudo apt-add-repository https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/
Hit:1 http://deb.playonlinux.com xenial InRelease Ign:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/damien-moore/codeblocks-stable/ubuntu bionic InRelease Hit:3 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:5 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/deluge-team/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease Hit:7 http://cy.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/backports/ubuntu bionic InRelease Hit:9 https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu bionic InRelease Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/noobslab/themes/ubuntu bionic InRelease Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/rikmills/latte-dock/ubuntu bionic InRelease Ign:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/vcmi/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu bionic InRelease Err:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/damien-moore/codeblocks-stable/ubuntu bionic Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] Err:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/vcmi/ppa/ubuntu bionic Release 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.95.83 80] Reading package lists... Done E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/damien-moore/codeblocks-stable/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default. N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details. E: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/vcmi/ppa/ubuntu bionic Release' does not have a Release file. N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default. N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
Just started with PlayOnLinux - Tried to install few apps and every time I get some sort of variation of this:
10/11/18 12:16:38 - [POL_Wine] Message: Running wine-1.6.2 /home/callmebob/Downloads/setup_fallout2_2.1.0.18.exe POL_GoG_install (Working directory : /home/callmebob/.PlayOnLinux/tmp)
Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to
use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than
or equal to 2.0.5.
http://www.freetype.org
fixme:process:SetProcessDEPPolicy (1): stub
Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to
use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than
or equal to 2.0.5.
http://www.freetype.org
fixme:process:SetProcessDEPPolicy (1): stub
fixme:win:DisableProcessWindowsGhosting : stub
fixme:msg:ChangeWindowMessageFilter c057 00000001
fixme:msg:ChangeWindowMessageFilter c057 00000001
fixme:msg:ChangeWindowMessageFilter c057 00000001
However on my system:
callmebob@callmebob-XPS:~$ sudo dpkg -l | grep freetype
ii libfreetype6:amd64 2.8.1-2ubuntu2
ii libfreetype6:i386 2.8.1-2ubuntu2
ii libfreetype6-dev:amd64 2.8.1-2ubuntu2
I don't know much about POL, but from what I read their forum it looks to me it may be a common problem on Ubuntu 18.04. I was wondering if anybody knows how to sort this out?
I have installed MS Office 2010 using PlayOnLinux. i want to associate the .docx files to Playonlinux. Could you please tell me how to do that? Playonlinux does not show up in "Open With" options. I am using UBuntu 12.04 Beta. There is no place that I can find, where I can add a custom command.
I just installed PlayOnLinux, it says:
An updated version of PlayOnLinux is available (3.8.11).
and nothing more.
Doing apt-get update doesn't offer any updated version of POL.
What is the safe / regular way to update playonlinux?