{"id":12654,"date":"2019-03-28T06:14:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T06:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=12654"},"modified":"2019-03-28T06:14:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T06:14:13","slug":"playonlinux-run-windows-applications-and-games-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/28\/playonlinux-run-windows-applications-and-games-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayOnLinux \u2013 Run Windows Applications and Games on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

In our earlier articles on this blog, we used\u00a0Wine<\/a>\u00a0program to install and run windows based applications on\u00a0Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0and other\u00a0Red Hat<\/strong>\u00a0based\u00a0Linux<\/strong>\u00a0distributions. There is another open source software available called\u00a0PlayOnLinux<\/strong>\u00a0that uses Wine as its base and gives a feature rich functions and a user friendly interface to install and run windows application on\u00a0Linux<\/strong>. The purpose of this software is to simplify and automates the process of installing and running windows applications on\u00a0Linux<\/strong>\u00a0platforms. It has a list of applications where you can automates each installation process as much as you can.<\/p>\n

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\"Install<\/a><\/p>\n

Install PlayOnLinux In Linux<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is PlayOnLinux?<\/h4>\n

PlayOnLinux<\/a>\u00a0(POL<\/strong>) is an open source gaming framework (software) based on\u00a0Wine<\/strong>, that allows you to easily install any Windows based applications and games on Linux operating systems, via the use of Wine as front-end interface.<\/p>\n

What are PlayOnLinux\u2019s features?<\/h5>\n

The following are the list of some interesting features to know.<\/p>\n

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  1. PlayOnLinux is license free, no need of Windows License.<\/li>\n
  2. PlayOnLinux uses base as Wine<\/li>\n
  3. PlayOnLinux is a open source and free software.<\/li>\n
  4. PlayOnLinux is written in\u00a0Bash<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Python<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In this article, I will guide you on how to install, setup and use\u00a0PlayonLinux<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0RHEL\/CentOS\/Fedora<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Ubuntu\/Debian<\/strong>\u00a0distributions. You can also use these instructions for\u00a0Xubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Linux Mint.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    How to Install PlayOnLinux in Linux Distributions<\/h3>\n

    PlayOnLinux<\/strong>\u00a0is in\u00a0Fedora\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0software repositories, so you can add the repository and install the PlayonLinux software using the following commands.<\/p>\n

    For RHEL\/CentOS\/Fedora<\/h3>\n
    vi \/etc\/yum.repos.d\/playonlinux.repo<\/pre>\n
    [playonlinux]\r\nname=PlayOnLinux Official repository\r\nbaseurl=http:\/\/rpm.playonlinux.com\/fedora\/yum\/base\r\nenable=1\r\ngpgcheck=0\r\ngpgkey=http:\/\/rpm.playonlinux.com\/public.gpg<\/pre>\n
    yum install playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    For Debian<\/h3>\n
    With the\u00a0Squeeze<\/strong>\u00a0repository<\/p>\n
    wget -q \"http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/public.gpg\" -O- | apt-key add -\r\nwget http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/playonlinux_squeeze.list -O \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/playonlinux.list\r\napt-get update\r\napt-get install playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    With the\u00a0Lenny<\/strong>\u00a0repository<\/p>\n
    wget -q \"http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/public.gpg\" -O- | apt-key add -\r\nwget http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/playonlinux_lenny.list -O \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/playonlinux.list\r\napt-get update\r\napt-get install playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    With the\u00a0Etch<\/strong>\u00a0repository<\/p>\n
    wget -q \"http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/public.gpg\" -O- | apt-key add -\r\nwget http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/playonlinux_etch.list -O \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/playonlinux.list\r\napt-get update\r\napt-get install playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    For Ubuntu<\/h3>\n
    For the\u00a0Precise 12.04<\/strong>\u00a0version<\/p>\n
    wget -q \"http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/public.gpg\" -O- | sudo apt-key add -\r\nsudo wget http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/playonlinux_precise.list -O \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/playonlinux.list\r\nsudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get install playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    For the\u00a0Oneiric 11.10<\/strong>\u00a0version<\/p>\n
    wget -q \"http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/public.gpg\" -O- | sudo apt-key add -\r\nsudo wget http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/playonlinux_oneiric.list -O \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/playonlinux.list\r\nsudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get install playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    For the\u00a0Natty 11.04<\/strong>\u00a0version<\/p>\n
    wget -q \"http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/public.gpg\" -O- | sudo apt-key add -\r\nsudo wget http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/playonlinux_natty.list -O \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/playonlinux.list\r\nsudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get install playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    For the\u00a0Maverick 10.10<\/strong>\u00a0version<\/p>\n
    wget -q \"http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/public.gpg\" -O- | sudo apt-key add -\r\nsudo wget http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/playonlinux_maverick.list -O \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/playonlinux.list\r\nsudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get install playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    For the\u00a0Lucid 10.04<\/strong>\u00a0version<\/p>\n
    wget -q \"http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/public.gpg\" -O- | sudo apt-key add -\r\nsudo wget http:\/\/deb.playonlinux.com\/playonlinux_lucid.list -O \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/playonlinux.list\r\nsudo apt-get update\r\nsudo apt-get install playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    How do I Start PlayOnLinux<\/h3>\n
    Once it\u2019s installed, you can start the\u00a0PlayOnLinux<\/strong>\u00a0as normal\u00a0user<\/strong>\u00a0from the application menu or use the following command to start it.<\/p>\n
    # playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    $ playonlinux<\/pre>\n
    Once you start\u00a0PlayOnLinux<\/strong>, it starts with wizard that automatically download and install required software\u2019s such as\u00a0Microsoft fonts<\/strong>. Go through the wizard as shown below.<\/p>\n
    \n
    \"PlayOnLinux<\/a><\/p>\n
    PlayOnLinux Setup Wizard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \"PlayOnLinux<\/a><\/p>\n
    PlayOnLinux Setup Wizard 2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \"PlayOnLinux<\/a><\/p>\n
    PlayOnLinux Installing Microsoft Fonts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \"PlayOnLinux<\/a><\/p>\n
    PlayOnLinux License Agreement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \"PlayOnLinux<\/a><\/p>\n
    PlayOnLinux Installing Fonts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    How do I Install Applications?<\/h3>\n
    Once it\u2019s done, click on \u2018Install<\/strong>\u2018 button to explore available software\u2019s or search for software\u2019s.\u00a0PlayonLinux<\/strong>provides some supported games, you can search them using \u2018Searc<\/strong>h\u2019 tab as shown below.<\/p>\n
    \n
    \"PlayOnLinux<\/a><\/p>\n
    PlayOnLinux Search Applications<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \"PlayOnLinux<\/a><\/p>\n
    PlayOnLinux Installing Games<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    This way, you can search and install as many as Windows supported applications and games in your Linux.<\/p>\n
    Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    In our earlier articles on this blog, we used\u00a0Wine\u00a0program to install and run windows based applications on\u00a0Ubuntu\u00a0and other\u00a0Red Hat\u00a0based\u00a0Linux\u00a0distributions. There is another open source software available called\u00a0PlayOnLinux\u00a0that uses Wine as its base and gives a feature rich functions and a user friendly interface to install and run windows application on\u00a0Linux. The purpose of this software … <\/p>\n
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