Wine HQ - Wine for Debian based distributions

Wine HQ - Wine for Debian based distributions:
"Adding the WineHQ APT Repository:

First, open a terminal window. Then add the repository's key to your system's list of trusted APT keys by copy and pasting the following:

wget -q http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/387EE263.gpg -O- | sudo apt-key add -

Next, add the repository to your system's list of APT sources:

For Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10):
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

For Ubuntu Feisty (7.04):
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/feisty.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

For Ubuntu Edgy (6.10): *64-bit packages not available*
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/edgy.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

For Ubuntu Dapper (6.06): *64-bit packages not available*
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/dapper.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

For Debian Etch (4.0):
sudo wget http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/sources.list.d/etch.list -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/winehq.list

Then, you can install Wine from WineHQ like it were any other package, such as by using the Synaptic Package Manager under System->Administration. Alternatively, you can install from the terminal by running 'sudo apt-get update' to update APT's package information and then 'sudo apt-get install wine'."

My friend turned me on to PlayOnLinux for a way to install Windows games on Linux. While I haven't actually tried it yet, in reading I realized that I did not have the latest version of Wine installed and found the above from the WineHQ which means I will automatically get any official Wine updates! (yay)

I will post more on PlayOnLinux and what my experience is with trying to run games on Linux. For those that don't know already, my only gaming consoles are the original XBOX and the Wii. While both are great, they do not run the latest FPS games I am interested in, so my PC was my main gaming medium. I'd much rather have an XBOX 360, but I just can't afford/justify it at this time. I will probably blog about my opinions on gaming at some other time, but the short story is that I much prefer the newer consoles (360 or PS3) over PC gaming because it is basically guaranteed to work with a game you put in without having to worry about updating drivers or hardware. PLUS, the performance is pretty much guaranteed, whereas the PC is a gamble with too many variables involved. I think the PC holds a higher level of graphics and such, but the cost to get there is SERIOUSLY prohibitive! For instance, my graphics card alone (nvidia 8800 GTS 640MB) cost $400, the same price (or more) than a 360 Premium!!! That's just crazy now that I look back on it. At this point, the rest of my PC is the bottleneck. :-(