Why give up on Ubuntu, just about the best distro available? Upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex). Besides getting the latest and greatest version, you are getting one of the most user friendly Linuxes (Lini?) out there. And ... it includes wine as one of the packages you can install ... easily. Better than that, take it a step further and install Ultimate Edition 2.0 ... an upgrade to "plain vanilla" Ubuntu and undoubtedly the best of the best ... with lots of extras included ... all put together by a fellow by the screen-name of TheeMahn ...