Can't run WINE due to unresolved package dependencies

[bluepop13]

False_Karma

In the order you suggested, here's what happened...

seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.5-i386
[sudo] password for seel:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package wine1.5-i386 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'wine1.5-i386' has no installation candidate



seel@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install wine1.5-i386:i386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package wine1.5-i386
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'wine1.5-i386'
seel@ubuntu:~$

[fdrake]

check post #33 . install the package and follow the directions the OP did.

regarding to this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2100827

[bluepop13]

Well, first of all, thanks for all the help.

I actually went ahead and re-installed ubuntu 12.10 figuring it might fix the problem and it didn't.

So I'm going to install 12.04 and see it that works.

Either way, I'm learning as I go.

[bluepop13]

The bad news is, when I reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04 I had the same problem with Wine. Not only was it not installed but it wouldn't install due to the same problem in 12.10: unmet dependencies and all.

While I still don't know all about what all the lingo means, I did run the following commands, it took a while to finish and now Wine runs just fine including allowing me to use YNAB and Netflix.

The commands I used were:

sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get remove wine
sudo dpkg -p Wine
sudo apt-get install wine

These are the commands that worked for me. I hope this may help someone else out if they have similar problems, or should I have the same or similar problems in the future.

I've also learned to keep notes of what I do, how I do it, what happens and all that in Evernote. Very handy indeed!

[gadengo]

Hello everyone,
I have the exact same problem. I am new to computers, and don't really understand any of this. Why doesn't the default Ubuntu software just come out with Wine?

A lot of programs today miss out on Ubuntu, so it would be great if someone could solve this problem quickly please!