Wine 1.8.1 Drops In Fixes, Translation Updates

Written by Michael Larabel in WINE on 3 February 2016 at 09:18 AM EST. Add A Comment
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Wine 1.8.1 was released this morning as the first stable point release to Wine 1.8.

Wine 1.8.1 features "various bug fixes" and "small translation updates" compared to the mid-December release of Wine 1.8.0.

The WineHQ.org announcement lists 24 bugs as fixed by Wine 1.8.1. For Wine-based Linux gamers, some of the WIne 1.8.1 fixes improve the state of GTA IV, StarCraft II, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and other games.
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