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     # support both 32- and 64-bit applications
     # support both 32- and 64-bit applications
     wineWowPackages.stable
     wineWow64Packages.stable


     # support 32-bit only (read above!)
     # support 32-bit only (read above!)
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     # wine-staging (version with experimental features)
     # wine-staging (version with experimental features)
     wineWowPackages.staging
     wineWow64Packages.staging


     # winetricks (all versions)
     # winetricks (all versions)
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     # native wayland support (unstable)
     # native wayland support (unstable)
     wineWowPackages.waylandFull
     wineWow64Packages.waylandFull
   ];
   ];
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If you get the error <code>wine: '/path/to/your/wineprefix' is a 64-bit installation, it cannot be used with a 32-bit wineserver.</code>, then you need a 64-bit build like <code>wineWowPackages</code>.
If you get the error <code>wine: '/path/to/your/wineprefix' is a 64-bit installation, it cannot be used with a 32-bit wineserver.</code>, then you need a 64-bit build like <code>wineWow64Packages</code>.


The <code>override</code> method is mentioned in [https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/index.html#sec-customising-packages the manual].
The <code>override</code> method is mentioned in [https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/index.html#sec-customising-packages the manual].

Latest revision as of 12:02, 21 February 2026

Wine is an application to run Windows applications and games.

32-bit and 64-bit Support

On x86_64-linux, the wine package supports by default both 32- and 64-bit applications. On every other platform, the wine package supports by default only 32-bit applications.

These defaults can however be overwritten like this:

{
  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
    # ...

    # support both 32- and 64-bit applications
    wineWow64Packages.stable

    # support 32-bit only (read above!)
    wine

    # support 64-bit only
    (wine.override { wineBuild = "wine64"; })

    # support 64-bit only
    wine64

    # wine-staging (version with experimental features)
    wineWow64Packages.staging

    # winetricks (all versions)
    winetricks

    # native wayland support (unstable)
    wineWow64Packages.waylandFull
  ];
}

If you get the error wine: '/path/to/your/wineprefix' is a 64-bit installation, it cannot be used with a 32-bit wineserver., then you need a 64-bit build like wineWow64Packages.

The override method is mentioned in the manual.