From: tom.fran via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org>
Hi all.I am new here and new at Linux stuff.
Welcome!
I gust convert my laptop from Win 10 to Linux Cinnamon and it basically running.
I'm guessing your distro is "Linux Mint" and your desktop environment is "Cinnamon".
I like to install wine on it so as to add some of the Exe program I use.
I don't use Mint, Cinnamon, or wine, so my advice is sustpect. Searching for "linux mint wine" gives me a number of hits and some AI-created advice. I cannot judge whether any of them is good. Here's a recent one: <https://macmyths.com/how-to-install-wine-on-linux-mint-a-step-by-step-guide-for-beginners/>
It refuses to be installed and I don’t know what to do from here.
What does "refuses to install" look like? What messages does it tell you?
I wonder if there is someone in the east of Scarborough that I can contact and give me a hand on solving the problem.
I'm not there. There are probably lots of on-line places where you could ask for help. Of course it is a lot easier if you have a way of participating while your computer is on the operating table (i.e. another computer or smartphone). I'm old-fashioned so I use IRC. I don't recommend that. Discord perhaps?
My email is tom.fran@primus.ca
Not tom.fran@protonmail.com?