Wine and Play On Linux - Install Confusion.!!

[Wirezfree]

Hi,


About 18 months ago I tried to use Wine & Play on Linux, things didn't quite work out, and I got confused.
So I kept one XP box running for a couple of programs, and eventually I virtualised that to run in VBox.


I've now decided to revisit Wine & Play on Linux, this time I looked at the online user docs, but I'm still confused..!!
If I've read/understood correctly.?
You can install Wine and use it by it'self to install Windows programs.
or
You can install Play On Linux(a frontend to Wine) which will also install Wine, is that correct.??


But then I read you need to install Wine, and then install Play on Linux, but then you will have 2 installs of Wine.
Then there was a mention that you need to install some i386 compatibility components first..??


So if I install Play On Linux from "Linux Lite Software Centre" do I have to do anything else,
or do I also need Wine, and these i386 components..??


Hope you are not as confused as I am


Thanks...

[Wirezfree]

Update to my own thread...

I installed PlayOnLinux via LLSC on my test PC went O.K
It did also install Wine at the same time.
I installed a couple of application via POL with the "Other" link.
Played with it for a few days all O.K.

Then I un-installed it via LLSC,
First thing I noticed,
It did not un-install Wine at the same time.?
So I then un-installed Wine via LLSC

I then checked, out of curiosity "hidden" folders
and I found a .wine in my /home folder with 349MB of files..!!!

So do I delete the .wine folder..??

Looks like another user with wine issues

[avj]

I tried wine and play on linux when I first switched to linux and I have to say I find it all a little too round about for my taste. Last I checked play on linux requires different versions of wine to run different programs, so you could end up with several different versions of wine installed just to get your favorite windows programs running. If that isn't the case now hopefully someone will point it out.  I personally use windows xp in virtualbox and run my old stand by programs in their "natural environment" this seems to work out better for me, as I no longer have to research how to run my programs in wine or play on linux. For anyone trying to run windows programs I would recommend virtualbox over either of the alternatives.

[Wirezfree]

@avj
I think I would agree, yes in POL you can add different wine versions, and also the 32/64bit variants.
I think I figured out you could create a 32bit & 64bit wine bottle and add programs under each, rather than 1 program/1wine bottle.

[avj]

Youtube seems to be a pretty good source for finding lots of things related to Linux. Searching for "PlayOnLinux" brought up a pretty good list of videos on the subject.  I found this video interesting and can see where PlayOnLinux would be useful, if you are trying to run programs from more than one version of windows.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuLwKTfttVM

This video is on a different version of Linux so everything may NOT be exactly the same as the install in Linux Lite.