Wine is a open-source compatibility layer that allows Windows applications to run on Unix-like operating system without a copy of Microsoft Windows.
Availability and Restrictions
Versions
The following versions of Wine are available on OSC systems:
| Version | Owens |
|---|---|
| 3.0.2 | X |
| 4.0.3 | X |
| 5.1 | X* |
* Current default version
You can use module spider wine to view available modules for a given machine. Feel free to contact OSC Help if you need other versions for your work.
Access
Wine is available to all OSC users. If you have any questions, please contact OSC Help.
Publisher/Vendor/Repository and License Type
The Wine project authors, Open source
Usage
Set-up
In OnDemand Desktop app, run the following command:
module load wine
Using Wine
Please note that Wine is built with '--enable-win64' and so it cannot run Windows 32-bit binaries. One can run the following command to execute a Windows 64-bit binary:
wine64 /path/to/window_64bit_exe
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