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We now have official packages.

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They install everything else that's needed for their They install everything else that's needed for their
operation, they usually preconfigure a lot, and you operation, they usually preconfigure a lot, and you
don't need to worry about compiling anything or so. don't need to worry about compiling anything or so.
However, the Wine Team doesn't have "official" packages. You can get the official wine packages from
All Wine packages are being offered by external groups, <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6241">
with often slightly inaccurate or quite inaccurate Wine the sourceforge.net Wine download page</ulink>
environment setup.
Also, a package you downloaded might turn out to be
partially incompatible with your particular system
configuration.
Thus it might actually be <emphasis>better</emphasis>
to compile Wine from source and completely install it
on your own, by following the instructions in this
Guide.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>
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and even from different versions of the same distribution. and even from different versions of the same distribution.
Often a package will only work on the distribution which it Often a package will only work on the distribution which it
has been compiled for. We'll cover has been compiled for. We'll cover
<link linkend="getting-dist-debian">Debian Linux</link>, <link linkend="getting-dist-debian">Debian Linux</link>,
<link linkend="getting-dist-linux">Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE and Slackware Linux</link>, <link linkend="getting-dist-linux">Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE and Slackware Linux</link>,
<link linkend="getting-freebsd">FreeBSD</link>, and <link linkend="getting-freebsd">FreeBSD</link>, and
<link linkend="getting-other">other</link> distributions. <link linkend="getting-other">other</link> distributions.
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Wine files), either to use the most recent code possible or to Wine files), either to use the most recent code possible or to
improve it, then the first thing to do is to obtain a copy of improve it, then the first thing to do is to obtain a copy of
the source code. We'll cover how to retrieve and compile the the source code. We'll cover how to retrieve and compile the
official source releases from the <link source releases from the <link
linkend="getting-source-ftp">FTP archives</link>, and also how linkend="getting-source">official archives</link>, and also how
to get the cutting edge up-to-the-minute fresh Wine source code to get the cutting edge up-to-the-minute fresh Wine source code
from <link linkend="getting-source-cvs">CVS (Concurrent Versions from <link linkend="getting-source-cvs">CVS (Concurrent Versions
System)</link>. System)</link>.
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patch</link> and revert it if it doesn't work. patch</link> and revert it if it doesn't work.
</para> </para>
<sect2 id="getting-source-ftp"> <sect2 id="getting-source">
<title>Getting Wine Source Code from an FTP Archive</title> <title>Getting Wine Source Code from the official archives</title>
<para> <para>
The safest way to grab the source is from one of the official The safest way to grab the source is from one of the official
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<sect2 id="getting-source-cvs"> <sect2 id="getting-source-cvs">
<title>Getting Wine Source Code from CVS</title> <title>Getting Wine Source Code from CVS</title>
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<para> <para>
This part is intended to be quick and easy, showing the bare minimum This part is intended to be quick and easy, showing the bare minimum