Before I install the application called WINE onto my hard drive.
What details should I be aware of?
In relation to the openSuSE operating system (version 12.1),
what details should I be aware?
Thank You,
Lleo72g
You asked the same question at Ubuntu
Before I install the software called WINE.
What do I need to know?
In relation to the Ubuntu operating system (11.10).
What do I need to know?Thank You,
LEeo28f
And someone answered you
Its fairly good for running Windows Games and so they say Windows Programs however I found it better to use a virtual manager and install Windows XP to run applications like Abobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.
It has its place but is NOT a replacement for Windows.
REF: HERE
I +1 that comment
Do not install it and there will be no need to bother about it’s details 
You might think that this is a bit silly answer, but I do not have Wine installed and do not bother about it’s details. And even if I had it installed, I would not bother as long as I wouldn’t use it.
It is only when you fell some need for it, that you might wonder if this product could fullfill that need and if there are drawbacks in using it. But As you fail to explain your needs, nobody can answer you question with any precision.
On 01/16/2012 09:46 AM, hcvv wrote:
> You might think that this is a bit silly answer, but I do not have Wine
> installed and do not bother about it’s details.
i do not have wine installed either!
denverd@linux-os114:~> which wine
which: no wine in (/home/denver blah blah blah . . . .)
but, if i did have it installed, i would have NO idea what vaguely
described “details” the OP needs to be aware of!! however, most of the
things to keep in mind might be available here: http://tinyurl.com/6vtmt4b
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DD
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As others have said, the question is too vague. But if you know nothing about Wine, the place to start learning is FAQ - The Official Wine Wiki.
If you want to know how well a specific app will run in Wine, look it up in WineHQ - Wine Application Database.
As for things specific to openSUSE, you need to add the Wine repository to your repositories and install the latest development release (or daily snapshot), as the version of Wine that shipped with openSUSE 12.1 is old and had some serious regressions.
That is a very good answer but if the OP wants to run games, running a windows in a VM is an unusable situation for all but the most simple of games like solitaire. Even non-3D games can chock in a VM environment.
I think that the #1 thing to know is even if an application is rated platinum you might still run into issues and if it is rate much lower you might not have any issues.
As you said “if the OP wants to …”. But as we are not clairvoyant (as the OP could guess) most of us prefer it to hear from the OP want he wants and not to give a complete* if … then … else …elseif … fi *scheme of possibilities.
On 1/15/2012 8:36 PM, Lleo72g wrote:
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> Before I install the application called WINE onto my hard drive.
> What details should I be aware of?
> In relation to the openSuSE operating system (version 12.1),
> what details should I be aware?
>
> Thank You,
> Lleo72g
>
>
Wine is not an emulator and you can run a lot of programs with it. Not
sure what you want to run, but if its games you should check first on
the Wine website to see if the game you want to run is supported.
Most applications do work with wine, although there are some that don’t.
http://appdb.winehq.org/ check this website to verify the app you like
to run.
Also, aware that Wine is only 32bit. Right now if you install it via
Yast it will also install any library you need for 32bit (in case you
are running 64bit).
I rarely use Wine these days, but i was able to run Forte Agent as an
example. Directory Opus might work too, not sure about the latest version.
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Not true. 64 bit Wine has been officially available since Wine 1.2 was released in July, 2010. OpenSUSE has packaged it for 11.3 onwards. What is true is that 64 bit Wine is still largely untested and pretty buggy and most Windows apps are 32 bit, so you still need 32 bit Wine. YaST will automatically pull in 32 bit Wine as a dependency when you install the 64 bit package.