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Install Google Ads Editor 1.4+ on Ubuntu 20 - Focal Fossa
Download the Editor exe here: http://dl.google.com/adwords_editor/GoogleAdsEditorSetup.exe
Install Wine:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
wget -O - https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main'
sudo apt update; sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable winetricks
Open Wineconfig and change the OS to Windows 10:
winecfg
Switch to the directory you downloaded the editor exe into (cd Downloads etc.):
wine GoogleAdsEditorSetup.exe
This will initiate the install of Google Ads Editor and add the app to your app drawer.
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Download the Editor exe here: http://dl.google.com/adwords_editor/GoogleAdsEditorSetup.exe

Install Wine:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
wget -O - https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ focal main'
sudo apt update; sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable winetricks

Open Wineconfig and change the OS to Windows 10:
winecfg

Switch to the directory you downloaded the editor exe into (cd Downloads etc.):
wine msiexec /i ./google_adwords_editor.msi

This will initiate the install of Google Ads Editor and add the app to your app drawer.

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