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Why use Wine application in Ubuntu 12.04?

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Is it really practical to use wine application in Ubuntu? I don't know if I really need wine applications to installed. That's why I need some suggestions from the experts whether to download it or not. I have Ubuntu 12.04 alongside of Windows 7.

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answered 2 Years ago leadprogres · Accepted Answer

It depends on what applications you want to use. Wine is sort of a 'layer' that enables you to run some Microsoft Windows applications on Ubuntu. For a lot of Windows applications, there are native alternatives available in the Ubuntu Software Center. For example, Rhythmbox and Banshee are great native alternatives for iTunes. Gimp is a good alternative for Photoshop.

My advice is to only install Wine if you want to run the Windows applications instead of the native alternatives. The native applications are usually better integrated in Ubuntu.