The Wine Project has released version 11.20, adding relay debugging support for ARM64EC, improved XML validation, and Mount Manager CD-ROM integration.
The release resolves 24 issues, including fixes for Office installer XML saving, QuickBooks licensing, and various application and game regressions.
The new version brings significant fixes and improvements. Among them, the addition of support for Microsoft's ARM64EC technology, which concerns computers with ARM processors, stands out. At the same time, file management is improved and support for CD-ROM discs is moved to Wine's central device management system.
What the new update fixes
Version 11.20 resolves a total of 24 issues affecting various apps and games. These include fixes for:
- The Microsoft Office 2013 installer, which encountered a problem while saving files.
- Programs like QuickBooks for the years 2008 to 2010 that were showing licensing errors.
- The OneDrive app, where an unexpected shutdown was fixed.
- Music apps and file predictors, such as MusicBee, FL Studio, SumatraPDF, and TagScanner.
- Games like Pure Pinball, Incoming, Star Wolves 3, and Imperium: Great Battles of Rome, fixing audio, speed, and crashing issues.
- Issues with Nvidia graphics cards in UFO games and a file copying problem in Battlefield 1942.
Additionally, the update resolves an issue that caused a delay in creating new operating environments when the system was reading large configuration files. It also includes fixes to how video is handled in modern apps and games.
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The source code of the new version is already available on GitLab, while ready-made installation packages are expected to arrive gradually via WineHQ and the repositories of Linux distributions.
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