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A program {{Infobox|image = Wine.png|first = 1.6|second = Yes|third = Unix|fourth = Alexandre Julliard, others|fifth = https://winehq.org/|sixth = http://wiki.winehq.org/SourceCode}}'''Wine''' (known recursively as '''Wine Is Not an Emulator''') is an open-source compatibility layer for Unix-like systems (e.g. Linux used , Mac OS X) to run programs originally created for Microsoft Windows. Originally created by Alexandre Julliard, it is now sponsored by corporate entity CodeWeavers, who use it as a base to create an enhanced, proprietary version, known as [http://www.codeweavers.com/products/ CrossOver]. Wine is especially useful for older Windows games, as compatibility with these is typically higher than if the same game were run on modern Windows programsversions.==Download==Very useful [https://winehq.org/download/ Binaries] (via repositories) for running old computer Linux distributions==Issues==With some programs. Also, if an emulator is official Windows onlyDLL files are required. Most of these are available to download via the (usually) included script, it [https://code.google.com/p/winetricks/ winetricks]. Compatibility lists for most programs can be used to run that program in Linuxfound on the [https://appdb.winehq.org/ AppDB].
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