I failed to find a workaround for this bug and installed 32bit-chroot as follows. May be it'll help somene experiencing this bug.
sudo -s mkdir /home/32bit debootstrap --arch i386 precise /home/32bit/ http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu mkdir /32bit cat <<< ' /home/32bit /32bit none auto,bind 0 0 /dev /32bit/dev none bind 0 0 /sys /32bit/sys none bind 0 0 /proc /32bit/proc none bind 0 0 /home /32bit/home none bind 0 0 /mnt /32bit/mnt none bind 0 0 /media /32bit/media none bind 0 0 ' >> /etc/fstab mount -a linux32 chroot /32bit apt-get install python-software-properties # you may add ppa manually, I'm just too lazy add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa add-apt-repository ppa:upubuntu-com/chat # skype ppa apt-get install -y wine skype exit # leave chroot echo '32bit /32bit linux32' >> /etc/dchroot.conf cat <<< '#!/bin/bash if [[ "${1:0:1}" == / ]]; then cmd="$1" # absolute path detected else cmd="\"$PWD\"/$1" fi shift dchroot "LANG=$LANG DISPLAY=$DISPLAY $0 $cmd $@" ' > /usr/bin/wine && chmod a+x /usr/bin/wine ln /usr/bin/wine /usr/bin/winecfg ln /usr/bin/wine /usr/bin/wineboot exit # leave root shell # from non-root user: dchroot "DISPLAY=$DISPLAY LANG=$LANG skype" dchroot "cd ~/.wine/drive_c/h3; LANG=$LANG DISPLAY=$DISPLAY wine ./Heroes3.exe" # or anything else -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/994309 Title: wine is uninstallable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wine1.4/+bug/994309/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
