Install PlayOnLinux on Ubuntu Linux

By pmgallardo on 20 November 2018 in GNU/Linux, How-to, IT, Operating Systems, Ubuntu

I installed in on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Please follow the instructions below.

1. Add PlayOnLinux repository:

Open the Ubuntu Software Centre > Edit > Software Sources > Other Software > Add.
In APT line, type the following (replace “precise” with your distro, e.g. “lucid”, if you have an earlier version):
```
  deb http://deb.playonlinux.com/ precise main
```
Press Add Source.

2. Add signature

wget -q “http://deb.playonlinux.com/public.gpg” -O- | sudo apt-key add -

This step was missing in some tutorials.

3. Update installation sources

Run this command from terminal:

sudo apt-get update

4. Install PlayOnLinux

Run this command from terminal:
sudo apt-get install playonlinux

Type ‘Y’ when asked.

5. Run PlayOnLinux

Go to Ubuntu Start > Type “playonlinux” and click on the PlayOnLinux icon.

Sources:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PlayOnLinux

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

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I studied Computer Science at University of Salamanca. Since then, I have been working first as developer and then as SAP consutant. This blog is about problems I dealt when using computers, and more important, the solutions I found. Whenever I am on an issue and suddenlly I have a flash that leads me to a solution, I document my discoveries in a post.

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