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Codeweavers CrossOver 15.2.0 for Linux and Mac OSX has been released

I am delighted to announce that CodeWeavers has just released CrossOver 15.2.0 for both Mac OSX and Linux.  CrossOver 15.2.0 has important bug fixes for both Mac and Linux users.

Mac customers with active support entitlements will be upgraded to CrossOver 15.2.0 the next time they launch CrossOver Mac. Linux users can download the latest version from https://www.codeweavers.com/.

Change Log For CrossOver Mac and Linux :

 15.2.0 CrossOver - July 26, 2016

• Bug Fixes:
  • Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 can now correctly embed fonts when exporting to PDF format.
  • Fixed a crash in Tencent QQ instant messenger.
  • Several graphics cards which would previously go unrecognized by CrossOver will now be properly identified.
  • CrossOver's automatic detection of the amount of available Video RAM is improved.

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CodeWeavers CrossOver for Android and Chromebooks beta to soon be released

James Ramey the president of CodeWeavers posted on his personal Facebook account earlier that a beta version of CrossOver Android could be released as soon as Monday August 1st 2016. CodeWeavers has been working on their Android and now Chromebook version of CrossOver for over a year now. The long wait is about over folks, if you ever dreamed of running Microsoft Windows Games or productivity application on your Android device it will soon be possible.

James also posted earlier in the week on his blog about CrossOver running on Android.

Sometimes, you find yourself staring at something you could never have imagined being possible based on its humble beginnings. The Wright Brothers pilot the airplane for 12 seconds; then, Neil Armstrong lands on the moon. The first microcomputer kit is made available in 1975; then, 120 million computers are sold in the world so far THIS YEAR! The Patterson–Gimlin video captures Big Foot on film in 1967; then, Big Foot stars in a series of beef jerky commercials. No one could ever have predicted that these initial events would lead into much bigger and better things. …

In 1996, CodeWeavers was started with the single goal of making Windows based applications run on Linux computers. It was the simple, honest, and noble goal of our founder, Jeremy White. In 1996, the technology pundits were convinced that Linux was set to take over the world. The only outstanding obstacle for the Linux platform was running Microsoft Office software. Hence, CrossOver was born (maybe more or less hatched). In 1996, there were no smart phones, no tablets, no Android, no Google, no Pokémon Go. There was no indication that computers would be more mobile, more connected, or more compact. And yet, here we are today.

So where is ‘here’, you ask? TODAY, Google released Android for Intel based ChromeBooks. AND CrossOver for Android installed and ran on a Google ChromeBook. More importantly, we were able to install the Steam Client into CrossOver for Android and run LIMBO and other games. MORE IMPORTANTLY, we have DirectX 9 support, keyboard support, mouse support, and sound support TODAY!!! PEOPLE, we are staring at a Leprechaun riding on the back of a Unicorn while taking a picture of a UFO. We are running CrossOver through Android on a ChromeBook running a Windows based game launched from the Steam client. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE…EVER!!!

There will be more testing. There will inevitably be some cleanup work to do. There will be . BUT… CrossOver for Android is working and real and supporting the Steam Client and able to launch games and is actually playable. From our most humble beginnings, I don’t think anyone, Jeremy White included, ever dreamed that CrossOver would be able to run on ChromeBooks. And yet, here we are with people flying planes, people landing on the moon, and Big Foot. I’d say that’s pretty rare company for a small software developer from Minnesota.

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The WineHQ Wine development release 1.9.15 is now available for Linux and Mac

The #WineHQ Wine development release 1.9.15 is now available for #Linux and #Mac

The Wine development release 1.9.15 is now available.
What's new in this release:

• More shader instructions in Direct3D.
• Performance improvements in GDI.
• Better multi-joystick support on macOS.
• Active Scripting improvements.
• Additional stream support in the C++ runtime.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

 Bugs fixed in 1.9.15 (total 22):

   2905  Kings Quest 8 crashes while loading a saved game
  14821  Kirikiri based games update screen slowly
  21891  info zip 3.0 won't append to existing archive
  33225  Metacell demo can't play music in mp3 format
  36653  Tesla Effect (game): Video sequences display green screen.
  37361  Scottrade Elite 2013 fails data streaming after about 90% of logins
  37429  Post provider setup of WMI core 1.5 installer needs advapi32.dll.WmiQueryGuidInformation stub
  37977  Multiple applications using VBScript/JScript need scripting host 'WScript.Quit' implementation
  38475  Unused variable in glsl_shader.c
  38997  Non-deterministic device id assignment when using more than one joystick/gamepad (multiplayer). Unable to deactivate joystick through registry or wine control applet
  39845  Randomly "WinMorse2.exe" doesn't work under Wine.
  40760  GOG Galaxy crashes with unimplemented function vcruntime140.dll.set_unexpected
  40764  Bloodrayne 1-2 hang when playing videos
  40822  Aliens vs. Triangles demo needs WINED3DFMT_R32_SINT format
  40861  Kingsoft Office 2012 needs ntoskrnl.exe.IoAttachDevice
  40872  Gauntlet requires dcl_immediateConstantBuffer support
  40887  Nook eReader 2.5.3.4630 needs ncrypt.dll.NCryptOpenStorageProvider
  40915  Max Payne demo installer displays highlighted text
  40923  Alone in the Dark (2008) crashes on launch with msvcrt assertion
  40932  [GAME] RAN GS crashes when starting (needs msvcp90.dll.?_Random_device@tr1@std@@YAIXZ)
  40939  dlls/msvcr100 - error building on NetBSD
  40959  mIRC: Crash on running code to see if mIRC is running in Wine.

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WineTricks 20160724 has been released

Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine.

It has a menu of supported games/apps for which it can do all the workarounds automatically. It also allows the installation of missing DLLs and tweaking of various Wine settings.

This version can be downloaded here.

 

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Wine Reviews has setup a new online store and our first two products are CodeWeavers CrossOver Mac and CrossOver Linux. We are having a grand opening sale and the price of CrossOver Linux and CrossOver Mac is only $19.95 that's a savings of 66% off the normal retail price of CrossOver.

A brief overview of CrossOver Mac and  CrossOver Linux.

CrossOver Mac is a powerful and useful Mac OS X application that enables you to easily install and run the desired Windows productivity applications or PC games on your Mac with just a few mouse clicks.

Provides you with an easy to install environment for running a huge selection of Windows applications on your Mac

The best thing about CrossOver Mac is that you can enjoy various Windows software on your Mac at home, in the office or at work without purchasing a Windows license.

In other words, you do not have to go to the trouble of installing a Windows virtual machine or creating a Boot Camp partition on which you can install a Windows copy.

The fact that you do not need to reboot your system to logon on a different operating system or share your resources with a Windows virtual machine translates into a faster and smoother application usage.

Extensive list of supported Windows programs and support for running a multitude of others that haven't yet been tested

CrossOver Mac comes with support for a long list of Windows programs and games, you can visit CrossOver Mac’s support page and view What Runs on CrossOver. Additionally, you can access the CrossOver Software Installer and search for the desired application using the built-in search form.

What is more, you can configure CrossOver Mac to install certain programs or games via specific installers and into the desire Bottle. The Installation process will guide you through the necessary steps to deploy your software.

Powerful and handy tool that enables you to use virtually any Windows program on a Mac

CrossOver Mac is easy-to-use and kind to your Mac’s resources, and provides a simple and clean user interface. From CrossOver Mac’s main window you can choose between two simple options: “Install Windows Software” and “Run Installed Software”.
As expected, the first option takes you to the above mentioned CrossOver Software Installer window from where you can install the programs you need while the second option enables you to run the installed programs.

About CrossOver Linux

CrossOver Linux is a commercial product that provides Linux users with an easy way to install various applications and games that run only on the proprietary Microsoft Windows operating systems. Technically, the application is a GUI (Graphical User Interface) front-end for the well known Wine software, which provides a set of APIs and libraries to emulate several Microsoft Windows OSes on top of an open source Linux-based operating system.

Features at a glance

By default, the program comes with support for a very large selection of Windows applications, allowing users to install and use them without the need for a Microsoft Windows license. However, this does not mean that you won’t have to own a specific software license.
It is distributed as a binary packages that support the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or older distributions, Ubuntu 12.10 or newer, Linux Mint 14 or newer, Debian GNU/Linux Wheezy or any other distro that uses Debian packages, as well as Red Hat, Fedora and other RPM-based operating systems.

Supported Windows applications

Considering the fact that CrossOver is just a simple user interface for Wine, it comes with support for all the applications that can be installed by the latter, such as the entire Microsoft Office 2010/2007/2003/XP/2000/97 suite, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Access. Among some other Windows-only applications that can be installed by this software, we can mention Internet Explorer, Microsoft Project, Adobe Photoshop, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Visio, Quicken, FrameMaker, Shockwave Director, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, as well as numerous games.

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WineTricks 20160709 has been released

Winetricks is an easy way to work around problems in Wine.

It has a menu of supported games/apps for which it can do all the workarounds automatically. It also allows the installation of missing DLLs and tweaking of various Wine settings.

This version can be downloaded here.

 

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The WineHQ Wine development release 1.9.14 is now available for Linux and Mac

The #WineHQ Wine development release 1.9.14 is now available for #Linux and #Mac

What's new in this release:

• More Shader Model 5 support in Direct3D.
• Some more write support in WebServices.
• Performance improvements in GDI.
• Some more progress towards the Direct3D command stream.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 1.9.14 (total 20):

  13183  Control '' has no parent window in ExpressQuantumGrid
  18659  Kingsoft Office 2012 can't read it's default file
  23855  System Tray Icons Not Appearing In Mac System Tray
  28860  AveraSell 4.3.8 crashes after login (heap corruption)
  29702  Kingsoft Office 2012 Free: Crashes almost immediately after full load
  35123  Shattered Horizon requires d3dx10_43.dll.D3DX10CompileFromMemory
  35962  OPML Editor crashes
  37485  Spellforce Platinium edition - graphical bug - black columns come out of the ground
  37989  COD4 is missing textures
  39842  Skype for windows doesn't work (needs ndis.sys.NdisSystemProcessorCount)
  40413  Crashes after start of application Vermoegensbilanz and accepting license terms
  40588  Multiple games (Fallout 4 and Unreal Engine 4 games) need d3d11_device_CreateUnorderedAccessView
  40722  Warcraft 3: minimizes when clicking on the bottom
  40792  Multiple 64-bit Unreal Engine 4 games crash at start (Direct3DDevice->CheckFeatureSupport(D3D11_FEATURE_THREADING,&Threading

Support,sizeof(ThreadingSupport)) failed)
  40830  Conflict between kVK_RightCommand and macOS 10.12 Sierra in carbon framework
  40833  Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate no sound during gameplay (except cutscenes)
  40851  macOS 10.12 Build Failure in winspool.drv with cupsGetPPD
  40876  Guitar Rig 5 Crashes On Load (needs msvcr120.dll.fegetenv)
  40909  Flame in the flood needs depth-stencil support for R16_TYPELESS
  40934  webservices error: redefinition of typedef 'WS_XML_NODE_POSITION'

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The WineHQ Wine development release 1.9.13 is now available for Linux and Mac

The WineHQ Wine development release 1.9.13 is now available for Linux and Mac.

The Wine development release 1.9.13 is now available.
What's new in this release:

• New version of the Gecko engine based on Firefox 47.
• More Shader Model 5 support in Direct3D.
• Unicode data updated to Unicode 9.0.0.
• Improvements to GDI paths and metafiles.
• More progress towards the Direct3D command stream.
• Joystick support improvements on Mac OS X.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 1.9.13 (total 34):

  12851  LEGO Rock Raiders amstream crash
  17524  K-Meleon 1.5.2 crashes on startup
  17887  Poor graphics (black squares) observed using Many faces of Go program
  18745  64-bit Mortal Kombat X crashes on unimplemented function KERNEL32.dll.GetLargePageMinimum
  21817  Demoscene 4K demos can't cope with Wine builtin d3dx9_xx dll functions being forwarded (Elevated, fr-057)
  22819  Some applications like Heroes of Might and Magic 2 display loopback.
  23725  Slow typewriting in IBExpert SQL Editor
  25458  Saints Row 2 (Steam) crashes when entering game.
  34046  GUIMiner crashes when trying to start mining.
  35228  RC Cars hangs when music changes
  35439  Blackguards demo (non-Steam) shows black screen after launch
  35847  wined3d does not recognize cards newer than GTX 770
  37128  Clang: Uninitialized variable in a condition in atl_ax.c
  37271  Applications get IP address of 127.12.34.56 when lo0 is up on OSX
  38962  expr.c:234 and 235 attempted computation of 1 << 31 should be 1u << 31
  39172  Fonts rendered as black blobs in StartWrite 6.0
  39185  GetPath fails to return the path when using Metafile DC.
  40310  Elder Scrolls Online D3D11 needs d3dx11_43.dll.D3DX11CompileFromMemory
  40404  Subterrain crashes on loading with wine: Call from 0x7b43c49c to unimplemented function d3dcompiler_47.dll.D3DLoadModule, aborting
  40484  Motocross Madness broken geometry on Intel card (works on LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE)
  40496  Copy/Past from file to registration bar not working
  40540  ReadIntervalTimeout is ignored if there is data in the buffer when ReadFile is called and no data arrives after that
  40581  Regression: dsound input recording from microphone lags with 2 seconds delay
  40747  Microsoft Expression Web 4 crashes on startup, needs gdiplus.dll.GdipGetImageAttributesAdjustedPalette
  40754  GOG Galaxy crashes with unimplemented function api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll._lock_locales
  40755  GOG Galaxy crashes with unimplemented function ucrtbase.dll._lock_locales
  40756  GOG Galaxy crashes with unimplemented function api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll._calloc_base
  40765  Python 3.5.1 interpreter crashes, needs __fpe_flt_rounds
  40770  Nvidia GeForce GT 730 not recognized properly
  40775  Emergency 3 crashes after starting
  40790  Necrovision demo crashes with unimplemented function d3dx10_43.dll.D3DX10FilterTexture
  40796  Python 3.5.1 interpreter crashes when importing pyqtSlot
  40806  AMD TressFX11 demo crashes with unimplemented function d3dx11_43.dll.D3DX11GetImageInfoFromMemory
  40853  WeatherSmart 1.8 needs hid.dll.HidD_GetAttributes

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The WineHQ Wine stable release 1.8.3 is now available for Linux and Mac

The WineHQ Wine stable release 1.8.3 is now available for Linux and Mac.

What's new in this release:

• Various bug fixes.
• A lot of NVidia cards added to the GPU description table.
• Updates to the National Language Support files.

The source is available now. Binary packages are in the process of being built, and will appear soon at their respective download locations.

Bugs fixed in 1.8.3 (total 54):

  10063  wineconsole run fail on korean locale.
  17257  TeX2Word will not install
  20695  Cannot scroll documents being compared in winmerge
  23768  winhelp: Some images not shown in certain 16-bit Help files
  24421  MJ's Help Diagnostics crashes on startup (app provided MonitorEnumProc callback relies on ECX = lprcMonitor)
  25790  WM_SETTEXT handler for the user32 buttons generates WM_CTLCOLOR* inconsistent with Windows user32
  26978  tokenadmin.exe crash : Unimplemented function winscard.dll.SCardListReadersA
  27680  Multiple 64-bit applications crash on startup (violation of the Windows 64-bit ABI, stack pointer (RSP) must be 16-byte aligned when making a call to Win64 API)
  28082  OCCT Perestroïka needs hal.dll.READ_PORT_ULONG
  28177  Adventure games from Kheops Studio hang after the logo screen (Safecracker, Destination: Treasure Island, Nostradamus: Lost Prophecy, Dracula 3, Return to Mysterious Island 2)
  28825  Mystic Diary - Haunted Island: Multiple sprite-related bugs in hidden object scenes
  29979  ElsterFormular crashes when trying to print already sent income tax return
  31662  Office 2010 font embedding when exporting to PDF
  32451  Multiple GOG.com installer bundles show a broken/unresponsive dialog window during installation (installer process running out of wndproc slots)
  32979  Metal Gear Solid Crash
  34070  Simutronics 'StormFront.exe' runs out of wndproc slots (ActiveSkin control)
  34851  Multiple applications need kernel32 GetFinalPathNameByHandleA/W (64-bit Autodesk Fusion 360, Microsoft OneDrive)
  35054  Dragon Age 2 system diagnostics tool fails to recognize GeForce GT 425M
  35092  Multiple 64-bit applications need __CxxFrameHandler implementation (Ableton Live 9.1, Adobe Cloud apps)
  35711  Winelib: compile error in wincon.h if NOGDI is defined before #include
  36031  GeForce 9700M incorrectly detected as 9400
  37087  Gothic 2 english demo fails with 'Conflict: a hook process was found. Please deactivate all Antivirus and Anti-Trojan programs and debuggers.'
  38102  Process Hacker 2.x needs winsta.dll.WinStationEnumerateW
  39092  Regression introduced with xaudio2_8
  39215  Nvidia GeForce GTX960M detected as GTX470
  39543  Multiple games and applications crash on unimplemented function KERNEL32.dll.FreeUserPhysicalPages (Microsoft Office 2007 diagnosis service, Eden Eternal)
  39657  Tencent QQ 7.6  crashes on unimplemented function ntoskrnl.exe.PsRemoveLoadImageNotifyRoutine
  39667  dinput: MotoGP 3 demo launcher crashes on leaving key configuration dialog.
  39681  Unimplemented function crypt32.dll.CryptMsgVerifyCountersignatureEncoded
  39730  FillRect() confuses 16bit brush handles with color constants
  39759  Add support for detect  Nvidia TITAN Black in wine3d/device list
  39786  GoodSync crashes, needs oleaut32.OleLoadPictureFile
  39796  SCP Containment Breach page fault
  39918  Mail.Ru GameCenter installer does not work
  39940  Stars! tooltips have wrong background color
  40048  Camtasia Studio 8 : crashes on unimplemented function dwmapi.dll.DwmSetPresentParameters
  40081  CLM Explorer needs fontsub.dll.CreateFontPackage
  40108  kernel32:process regression
  40135  msvcirt.c:1386:5: warning: comparison of unsigned expression < 0 is always false
  40244  PostThreadMessage with WM_NOTIFY message should succeed
  40246  Please document WINEBUILD in the winegcc manpage
  40286  Geforce 980 maxwell card is not properly detected
  40297  Multiple app crashes in macdrv_EnumDisplayMonitors
  40304  EveHQ2 crashes with builtin gdiplus
  40348  Nvidia 800 series cards not detected correctly
  40389  cmd.exe (native): Unimplemented function KERNEL32.dll.GetConsoleAliasExesLengthW
  40396  Windows SDK DirectWrite sample crashes on uninitialized parameter
  40456  NFS MW + NFS Carbon: Car is flying above/under the track (D3DXVec3Transform needs arguments aliasing)
  40466  Midnight Commander needs KERNEL32.dll.GetConsoleFontInfo
  40473  wine fails to compile with >=glibc-2.23
  40487  3dmark Vantage Benchmark: unimplemented functions hal.dll.READ and WRITE PORT
  40493  Prison Tycoon 4 crashes on start up needing msvcp71.dll.??$?5DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@YAAAV?$basic_istream@DU?$char_

traits@D@std@@@0@AAV10@AAC@Z
  40517  Office 2007 shows error message "Unexpected error during export" when trying to export document as PDF file
  40525  schannel:main does not recognize package version 0x400000

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Running Mac OSX and Linux in a Windows world

Many IT shops don't give a second thought to supporting Mac and Linux OSes because they're concerned with standardization. Windows is the go-to, but alternative OSes deserve some love.

Windows 10 will likely become the most used desktop operating system at some point, but Apple's Mac OS X and Linux have their purposes and places in the enterprise, too.

Many servers around the world run Linux, but on the desktop, the OS is used mainly by academics, researchers and developers. Amazon and Google use Linux to support many business processes, and U.S. Department of Defense employees use a Linux-based operating system on a CD or USB stick to log in to secure networks from untrusted PCs while they are away from the office.

Macs have historically been preferred by graphic designers and digital artists, and today executives and frequent travelers join that list because Macs offer better security and seamless integration with Apple iOS devices.

Pretty much everybody else uses Windows. Mac OS X accounts for less than 10% of the overall desktop market share, and Linux desktops fall into the "Other" category. They're grouped with Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and old versions of Mac OS X. It's hard to believe that systems as feature-rich and robust as the latest Ubuntu, Fedora and Mint distributions fall into the collective crumb bin of overall market share.

Advantages of Mac OS X and Linux

 

It might look like Mac OS X and Linux fill too narrow a niche for enterprise use, but they're simply underrated. They have been forced out of the mainstream as many IT shops look to standardize OSes and hardware to streamline support and maintenance.

But Mac OS X and Linux are far less susceptible to malware than Windows. OS X in particular includes code-signing to prevent most types of malware. Because Windows is the dominant desktop OS, malware creators target it much more often than any other OS. Fortifying the Windows OS and cleaning up after an attack cost IT an enormous amount of money every year.

Mac OS X and Linux are much more stable and reliable than Windows, and Linux is hands down the most forgiving of older peripherals and legacy hardware. A modern Linux distribution runs reasonably well on a computer built for Windows XP. That same computer might not be able to run Windows 10, and drivers could be a major issue. Additionally, the productivity software packages available for Mac and Linux are comparable to Microsoft Office -- and in some cases compatible with it. Linux productivity suites are usually free.

Integrating Mac and Linux clients on a Windows enterprise network

 

Windows and Macs have built-in features that provide simple file sharing across a network. Samba is a software application that allows Linux and Windows to share files and printers. It works fine on smaller networks, but is quickly outclassed or becomes impractical on large networks that run Active Directory.

Recent releases of Mac OS X and Linux work with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), which lets Mac and Linux PCs join Active Directory much like a Windows client. With the Clients for Additional Operating Systems module, IT administrators can use SCCM to discover, audit, enforce settings and push patches to Mac, Linux and Unix computers.

Admins can also use management software such as the Casper Suite from JAMF Software for Mac integration, which is similar to SCCM. Active Directory bridging is available from a number of companies -- such as Centrify and BeyondTrust -- to manage Linux and Mac systems in a Windows environment.

Another option to support Macs is to run OS X Server on the network. It doesn't include Active Directory components, as of this writing, but an admin can use the server's Profile Manager to set Mac policies based on Active Directory groups. The Mac clients served by OS X Server can communicate with Windows clients, share files, share printers and more.

Regarding email and Microsoft Exchange, Mac OS X's Mail and Calendar can connect, but will run with fewer hiccups if IMAP and POP3 are enabled in Exchange. Several Linux email clients provide support for Exchange.

Running Windows programs on Mac OS X and Linux

 

Companies that want to run Windows applications on certain Mac or Linux systems can look to the free open source program Wine for help. It's a compatibility layer that can run Windows applications on other OSes. CodeWeaver CrossOver Linux is a similar option for Linux distributions. Admins can also install a virtual machine, such as Oracle VirtualBox or Parallels Desktop for Mac, and then run a Windows OS and associated applications with full network connectivity.

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Vineyard now has CrossOver support Wine Staging features and more

Vineyard for Ubuntu and Linux has seen some development during the past few weeks and has received bug-fixes and new features! Some of the more advanced functionality – Vineyard now supports CodeWeavers CrossOver – New support has been added for Wine-Staging !

Here are some of the changes from the last two weeks of development:

New Features:

• Support for CrossOver.
• Auto-detection of supported Wine features.
• Support for a number of Staging features and common patches:
  • CSMT (both dll and patched versions, ie. Wine-Staging, CrossOver and custom Wine versions are all supported)
  • DXVA2 VAAPI
  • EAX Emulation
• “Run in a terminal” option when launching Windows executables (with vineyard-launcher).

Fixes and Improvements:

• Safer detection of installed Wine versions.
• Support for user installed Wine versions in $HOME/.local/share/wineversions.
• Better support for launching programs from desktop shortcuts.
• Updated the Windows version information to match the latest Wine releases.
• Added support for 64bit Windows XP configuration.

And since a picture is worth a thousand words:

New builds in the PPA

I’ve overhauled the packaging of Vineyard, and we now have builds back up for all LTS (long term support) Ubuntu releases going back to 12.04 (Precise) as well as for 15.10 (Wily) and 16.04 (Xenial). 16.04 deprecated the python-support package in favor of dh-python (in line with Debian), so Vineyard can now be built using both.

The name of the vineyard-testing PPA has also been changed to “PPA for Vineyard” as it really is the current stable PPA; the link is the same, so there’s no need to change your APT configuration.

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