How to Install and Run QQ & WeChat on Ubuntu Using Deepin Wine – A Complete Guide

Installation

Note: If package dependency problems occur, avoid using the -y flag and approve installations manually.

1. Install the Deepin‑Wine environment

mkdir -p ~/temp && cd ~/temp
# Download required .deb files
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine/deepin-wine_2.18-20_all.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine/deepin-wine32_2.18-20_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine/deepin-wine32-preloader_2.18-20_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine-helper/deepin-wine-helper_1.2deepin8_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine-plugin/deepin-wine-plugin_1.0deepin2_amd64.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine-plugin/deepin-wine-plugin_1.0deepin2_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine-plugin-virtual/deepin-wine-plugin-virtual_1.0deepin3_all.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine-uninstaller/deepin-wine-uninstaller_0.1deepin2_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/u/udis86/udis86_1.72-2_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/main/libj/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg62-turbo_1.5.1-2_amd64.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/main/libj/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg62-turbo_1.5.1-2_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine/deepin-libwine-dbg_2.18-20_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine/deepin-libwine-dev_2.18-20_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin-wine/deepin-wine-binfmt_2.18-20_all.deb

# Enable 32‑bit architecture
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
# Refresh package lists
sudo apt update
# Install all downloaded packages
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
# Resolve any missing dependencies
sudo apt-get install -f

2. Install the latest Wine‑based QQ and WeChat

wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin.com.qq.im/deepin.com.qq.im_9.1.8deepin0_i386.deb
wget http://mirrors.aliyun.com/deepin/pool/non-free/d/deepin.com.wechat/deepin.com.wechat_2.6.8.65deepin0_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i deepin.com.qq.im_9.1.8deepin0_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i deepin.com.wechat_2.6.8.65deepin0_i386.deb

Common pitfalls

Dependency issues : run sudo apt-get install -f without the -y flag and manually confirm package selections to avoid unintentionally removing essential packages such as ubuntu-desktop.

Desktop removal : avoid sudo apt autoremove -y which may uninstall the desktop environment.

Application icon does not launch : copy driver directories from a working system (or VM) into your local Deepin‑Wine profile:

cp -r ~/.deepinwine/Deepin-QQ/driver_c/Deepin-QQ   ~/.deepinwine/Deepin-QQ/driver_c/
cp -r ~/.deepinwine/Deepin-WeChat/driver_c/Deepin-WeChat   ~/.deepinwine/Deepin-WeChat/driver_c/

Missing Windows executable path : after the first successful launch the required files are stored under ~/.deepinwine/Deepin-QQ/driver_c/Program Files. If they are absent, copy them from a functional installation as described above.

References

Ubuntu forum discussion: https://forum.ubuntu.org.cn/viewtopic.php?f=73&p=3217021&sid=6194a64cefc1f4c5ac43dcd8729ca3c8

Deepin community post announcing the new Wine‑QQ package: https://bbs.deepin.org/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=183719

GitHub project used for the original script: https://github.com/Jactor-Sue/Deepin-Apps-Installation