Software Update: Wine 4.11

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A new development build of Wine has been released with version number 4.11. Wine is an open source implementation of the Windows API and allows you to run DOS and Windows programs on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and macOS. A large group of developers contribute to Wine and it has been decided to release a new so-called development version every two weeks instead of waiting for a number of new functions to be ready. A stable edition is published a few times a year. The database with applications that work under Wine, with or without the help of minor adjustments, contains 26,444 titles at the time of writing. Since version 4.9, the following changes and improvements have been made:

What’s new in release 4.11:

  • Updated version of the Mono engine, including Windows.Forms.
  • More DLLs are built as PE files by default.
  • Faster implementation of Slim Reader/Writer locks on Linux.
  • Initial support for enumerating display devices.
  • Various bug fixes.

What’s new in release 4.10:

  • Many DLLs are built as PE files by default.
  • More support for installing Plug and Play drivers.
  • Clock synchronization in Media Foundation.
  • Volume adjustment in audio drivers.
  • Various bug fixes.

Version number 4.11
Release status unstable
Operating systems Linux, BSD, macOS, Solaris
Website Wine HQ
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License type GPL
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