add this to /etc/apt/sources.list (replace the mirror with one next to you if you want): deb ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb-src ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib replace 'etch' by 'testing' in all other lines add this to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01local (the name of the file does not matter, as long as it's in the same directory), or add it to /etc/apt/apt.conf - whatever you prefer: APT::Default-Release "testing"; then run this: apt-get update apt-get -t unstable install wine probably install one of those packages , too: libwine libwine-alsa libwine-capi libwine-cms libwine-gl libwine-gphoto2 libwine-jack libwine-print libwine-sane libwine-twain wine wine-doc wine-utils