In Ubuntu 10.10, PPA WINE 1.2.2 when attempting to open the above mentioned Word document, when clicking OK from the prompt it opened a link in Firefox to download the compatibility pack as a separate install executable ( http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?FamilyId= 941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en ). The separate compatibility pack executable installed successfully and I was able to open the above Word document. Looks like a regression.
lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 apt-cache policy wine1.2 wine1.2: Installed: 1.2.2-1ubuntu1~maverick1 Candidate: 1.2.2-1ubuntu1~maverick1 Version table: *** 1.2.2-1ubuntu1~maverick1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.2.1-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/universe i386 Packages 1.2-0ubuntu9 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages In Ubuntu 10.10, PPA WINE 1.3.11 same crash as WINE PPA 1.3.10 above. The next step seems to be regression testing ( http://wiki.winehq.org/RegressionTesting ). lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 apt-cache policy wine1.3 wine1.3: Installed: 1.3.11-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 1.3.11-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1.3.11-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/696531 Title: Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 in WINE crashes downloading compatibility pack -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs