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Hey

I can't seem to install ITunes under Wine for LL.
I did the following after some research:
https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu

Downloaded the ITunesSetuo.exe for 32bits from ITunes page.
Right click on it > Properties > Open with: Wine Windows Program Loader.

Double click on ITunesSetup.exe icon, after a while the ITunes installer launches it says:
"Gathering required information...
Status: Evaluating launch conditions"

Immediately a box appears saying:
"Install Failed
iTunes requires that your computer is running Windows 7 sp1 or newer"

Any help on this?
Thank you

WINE imulates windows 2000 enviroment(to old right) so only apps supporting windows 2000 will work (i dont think theres a fix) u can install windows 7 sp1 in a virtual box or dual boot linuxlite and windows a s a last resort

Hi [member=6801]JesusLinux[/member]

Quote:WINE imulates windows 2000 enviroment(to old right) so only apps supporting windows 2000 will work (i dont think theres a fix) u can install windows 7 sp1 in a virtual box or dual boot linuxlite and windows a s a last resort

Wine can emulate Windows' last version as well as previous ones, at least last version does.

Quote:I can't seem to install ITunes under Wine for LL

Did you install winetricks? Sometimes this helps.  Also, I don't use iTunes so I don't know the differences, but there's a Linux alternative called aTunes: 

It is not in the repositories so you'll have to add one, open a terminal and type:
then
and finally to install it

You could also download it as a deb file from it's website: http://www.atunes.org/  and install it with gdbi

I just installed it using noobslab ppa and it worked



Hope this helps!

Thank You!

The purpose of using iTunes is only to stream music (like Spotify) not organize music files!
I use and love Spotify as no app is needed to stream music. It can be used on any browser with Spotify Web Player.

I have used Spotify Premium for free as part of a Vodafone promotion plan I have for my smartphone.

Now they had the brilliant idea of changing Spotify for Apple Music which requires iTunes latest version to run on a PC!
I've installed it on my other laptop that has Win10 but can't do it for LL.
Also tried Wine with PlayOnLinux.

Does Wine emulate Win7/8/10?
The iTunes install wizard says I need a newer version of Windows.

I'm sooo pissed off because I really like Spotify

Quote:Does Wine emulate Win7/8/10?

Yes, it does, see here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/784279/c...ows-7-apps
However, bear in mind that not every Windows app will work I had to create a Windows 7 VM so I can use a couple of apps that won't work in wine. You should read here too to find out https://appdb.winehq.org/

Quote:I use and love Spotify as no app is needed to stream music.

Spotify is available for Linux https://www.spotify.com/int/download/linux/

First link from Moltke is what I was going to say.
*But : also, use the winehq-devel version, not the one int the standard repository.
I'm not in a Linux machine at the moment but "official" Ubuntu stable version was at 1.6 or 1.8 last time I checked.
Developpement version is at 3.1 and has a lot more compatibility, etc.
Only problem I had with it in the past is that the icons from the Whisker menu disapeared after installing new version, just a note.
I think you can still install WineDev from WineTricks (or was it PlayOnLinux). Or use the procedure on the WineHQ web site itself (for Ubuntu).
*But 2 :  also if Wines asks to install Mono of Gecko, do so.

Cheers and Good Luck Linux!

Hello community, I'm new here, liking what I'm seeing.

Will someone please confirm this walkthrough for setting up itunes on Linux Lite via wine? *for a phone backup and downloading media*

What I have so far:

DLAI (download and install) Wine
<https://wiki.winehq.org/Ubuntu>
Check if PlayOnLinux is required
<https://www.playonlinux.com/en/>
DLAI 32 bit itunes for windows
<https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/>

https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-use-itun...ux-1999251