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I'am new to Linux and just installed Elementary os. Now I want to install wine but get this message:

Package dependencies cannot be resolved This error could be caused by required additional software packages which are missing or not installable. Furthermore there could be a conflict between software packages which are not allowed to be installed at the same time. the following packages have unmet dependencies:

wine:

I already tried a lot of commands in the terminal wich I found on the internet and here in other questions like sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa -y && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install wine but it still doens't want to install.

my systeem is 64 bit quadcore Intel i3 2350M cpu 2.30Ghz Memory 3,8 Gb Graphics: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)

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Try sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 in terminal.

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  • I tried and after that I tried again to install wine but this is what I get the following packages have unmet dependencies: wine1.6: Depends: wine1.6-amd64 (= 1:1.6.2-0ubuntu4) but 1:1.6.2-0ubuntu4 is to be installed Depends: wine1.6-i386 (= 1:1.6.2-0ubuntu4) but it is a virtual package
    – Tara
    Jul 22, 2016 at 19:52
  • Try this, open terminal and use this commands: sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386, sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wine/wine-builds, sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-devel
    – S1krzt
    Jul 23, 2016 at 7:07
  • this is what happens when I use this command in terminal: dpkg: error: architecture 'i386,' is illegal: character ,' not allowed (only letters, digits and characters -')
    – Tara
    Jul 23, 2016 at 8:31
  • So I tried leaving the , out but also no results
    – Tara
    Jul 23, 2016 at 8:38
  • q4wine: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14) but 2.19-0ubuntu6.9 is to be installed Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.9.3-0ubuntu4 is to be installed Depends: libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3) but 4:4.8.5+git192-g085f851+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1+elementary3~ubuntu0.3.1 is to be installed Depends: libqt4-network (>= 4:4.5.3) but 4:4.8.5+git192-g085f851+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1+elementary3~ubuntu0.3.1 is to be installed
    – Tara
    Jul 23, 2016 at 8:45
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The best way to install wine is using PlayOnLinux.

https://www.playonlinux.com/en/

It's easy and you can choose which version of wine you want to run.

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For now I have intalled virtual box to work with Sony Vegas in Windows. I understand that it is even safer this way than installing Wine. I dont know if I stay satisfied when i have to reactivated windows in virtual box again and again.

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