Here comes a plugin that some of you have awaited for a while!

It's a plugin which allows you to backup the whole prefix of an application installed in PlayOnLinux, the version of Wine used with it (it's defined in "PlayOnLinux -> Tools -> Manage Wine versions"), and the launcher of that application.

The changes brought by PlayOnLinux 3.7 are:
- Right-clicking directly on A application is now possible.
- The ability to change an application's icon.
- The ability to access very quickly the installation directory of an application.
- The ability to stop all the applications run by PlayOnLinux at once.

Here is PlayOnLinux version 3.0 as announced, the release of your favorite front-end to Wine, PlayOnLinux.

This is a major version. Here is what's new:

A whole range of new functions

I want to point out that v2 scripts are still compatible with this version. But we decided to re-design the installation programs nevertheless. Here is the new interface:

Updated scripts

New PlayOnLinux helper plugin adds, Create or Edit PlayOnLinux scripts, Change icons of PlayOnLinux scripts, Rename PlayOnLinux scripts, Create shortcuts on your desktop and in the menu for PlayOnLinux script, Easily use WineTricks with PlayOnLinux prefixes. And so much more...

The Sims 3 runs fairly well with WINE. My test rig (E6550, 8800 GTS, 2 GB RAM) performs good on medium-high settings.

Since the installation process can be quite hard with Vanilla WINE, a PlayOnLinux script has been created by NSLW, that makes the installation very easy. I thought I just create a short guide on how to install The Sims 3 with PlayOnLinux.

PlayOnLinux (POL) is a python-based frontend (with bash install scripts) to install windows programs in Wine. Originally, the program's purpose was to let new linux users install their favorite windows games with ease.

PlayOnLinux 3.8.3 has been released, it was a silent release and no changelog has been provided by the PlayOnLinux team.

When a changlog becomes available I will post it here. In the mean time here is all the news releases since 3.8.1 shipped last month.

* PlayOnLinux Installers Updated (Act II)
* Worms Reloaded now on PlayOnLinux
* PlayOnLinux Installers Updated

I’m usually quite happy with Linux software, so I don’t use Wine all that much. Normally, I only use Wine to test some web pages in IE. But now and then I have the need to edit some word file that Open Office can’t handle. For that reason I recently installed Microsoft Office on my Ubuntu at work with the help of PlayOnLinux.

To this day, PlayOnLinux has provided you with more than a hundred scripts. Thanks to PlayOnLinux quite a few people have made their final step towards Linux. Maybe you are among those recent addition to the community. As you know, Playonlinux allows you to use applications made for windows on the GNU/Linux operating system of your choice for free.