WINE in UBUNTU 8.04

[sekhorr]

Hello All,
Can anybody who have used WINE (for Windows applications on Ubuntu) in Ubuntu face any issues etc.,?

I mean to say, how efficient/secure is installing WINE over UBUNTU for windows applications? I am aware of the fact that UBUNTU is pretty stable. If i plan to install WINE now, will it affect the stability and performance of my Ubuntu in anyway? Please advise.

ALso, I appreciate if you could add few PROS and CONS of installing WINE over Ubuntu 8.04
Thank you all in advance

[SOME1]

There is an annoying bug with some popular wine application with ubuntu 8.04 like ies4linux - the apps takes 100% cpu.
I am not sure if this bug related to wine or to ubuntu, but in 7.10 version the bug was not exist.
so, I suggest you to try using wine and if you having problems, you can always uninstall it.

[Dennis N]

I installed Wine 1.00 from the Ubuntu repos on 8.04 and there were no problems at all with the installation or during use. I regularly run three Windows 95 or 98 programs that are essential for me and they all run normally. Having done this, I really don't need Windows for anything anymore. Read the FAQ and user documentation at winehq.org for good information.