Git instructions : http://wiki.winehq.org/GitWine if you want to apply a hack (a patch is something different), in your source / git tree, type the following: Code: patch -p1 < nameofhack.extension (diff, patch, etc..) Then compile with ./configure make sudo make install If you use a 64 bit distro, look for specific instructions : http://wiki.winehq.org/WineOn64bit