It is difficult to migrate to Linux when we have used Windows since the first time we played a computer. It is even more complicated if we do not know the advantages that free software offers us, especially regarding us as new users.
What does Wine 3.0 offers?
One of those advantages is the possibility of installing the same programs that we use in Windows through the Wine interface. Any operating system based on Linux can use this layer to install applications compatible with most versions of the Microsoft system.
Wine, which is not an emulator, but a reimplementation of the compatibility interface for Windows programs in Linux, was born many years ago, in 1993, but it was not until 2003 when it began to be compatible with many popular applications.
The novelty is that in this year that has just begun has reached version 3.0 and contains no less than 6,000 essential changes that those who can not adapt to native Linux programs can begin to implement on their computers.
What’s New in Wine 3.0
- Compatibility with Direct3D 10 and 11.
- Incorporation of Direct3D commands.
- An Android graphics controller was added.
- Improved compatibility with DirectWrite and Direct2D.
- Other changes such as Direct3D 12, Vulkan support. And OpenGL compatibility to enable Direct3D on Android should be expected until the next update.
Most of the time, Wine works very well, but sometimes it cannot establish compatibility with some Windows programs. Also, that is why the first option. That we must exhaust is to search for a free software version of the program that we want to install. And if not found then proceed to use Wine, now Wine 3.0, to achieve use in our Linux- based system.
To obtain that new version of Wine, you can download it from here.