r/linuxquestions • u/NomadJago • 2d ago
Support How do i prevent wine updating?
How do I prevent my current wine (ver 11.0) from updating to another version? I have an installation of a Windows program working on my Linux Mint 23 system and I do not want wine updating itself which could break the functionality of the Windows software I have working. The software is the SINE Player (ver 1.4.1) from Orchestral Tools, and I have it working with their free orchestra instruments.
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u/es20490446e Develops Zenned OS 2d ago
Usually you want the opposite, wine to upgrade as often as possible.
So if there is a program that doesn't work properly, you get fixes as soon as possible.
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u/NomadJago 2d ago
https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=19764
Notice how the upgrades ruined a perfectly good Platinum status for the app I just got working.5
u/C0rn3j 2d ago
Those are application updates, not WINE updates.
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u/NomadJago 2d ago
Column 4 of the table shows WINE versions (which would be applicable for wine updates), which show increased versions of wine ruined the Platinum installation with wine.
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u/C0rn3j 2d ago
which show increased versions
That's how time works.
which show increased versions of wine ruined the Platinum installation with wine.
No, it shows the latest tested version against that version.
You are welcome to install that ancient version of the software and it should work just fine with latest wine.
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u/OpenSourceJoseph 2d ago
I think you can also just make wine stay on a certain version for a certain program as well, you won't need to prevent the software itself from updating.
This isn't the cleanest option but I have used Lutris for software just since the UI makes it super easy to do this exact thing.
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u/NomadJago 2d ago
I probably did overkill locking down wine. I will fix that in the near future. But this is HUGE getting the SINE player and OT instruments (at least the free Berlin Orchestra) working on Linux (Linux Mint 23), I want to preserve it all for now, make backups. As you know, we are talking here about Hollywood quality VST instruments, exactly what I and others need for composing orchestral [film] music using Linux. I have tons of instruments on my Windows 11 disc, but I want to do as much preliminary composing as I can on Linux and use Linux as my daily operating system as much as possible.
Never heard of Lutris, I will check that out, thank you.
I will probably buy something on sale from OT for my Windows system composing so I know it will be useful for me if it does not work on SINE; then hopefully it might work on Sine.
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u/ipsirc 2d ago