Wine(Wine Is Not an Emulator) is an application meant to run native Windows applications in other platforms like Linux, BSD, Mac and Solaris.  A number of powerful applications like many versions of Microsoft Office can be run using Wine. Wine 1.1.29 is the latest release from WineHQ's stable. By doing the following, you could not only install the latest version of Wine in Ubuntu, but also get the latest updates as well whenever it happens. Simply install and forget.

Add Repository's Key first

• Goto Applications > Accessories > Terminal and copy-paste the following in Terminal.

wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

•  Done.

Now Add Third Party Repository

• Goto System > Administration > Software Sources and Select Third-Party Software tab and Click ADD. Now Copy-Paste the Repo from the following list, which depends on the Version of Ubuntu you use.

For Ubuntu Jaunty

deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt jaunty main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"

 For Ubuntu Intrepid

deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt intrepid main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex"

 For Ubuntu Hardy

deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt hardy main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"

•  Done.

Now Update Repository and Install Latest Version of Wine in Ubuntu

• Goto Terminal and do each the following.(Simply Copy-Paste each command)

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine

•  Done!