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  • #1
  • First Post: Oct 23, 2008 1:39pm Oct 23, 2008 1:39pm
I have a question about switching over to Linux (Ibuntu).

Question...Would like to use Linux (Ibuntu) on a computer dedicated to trading. However, I am told that MT4 will not support Linux (?) is there a work around?

Sando
  • #2
  • Oct 23, 2008 1:47pm Oct 23, 2008 1:47pm
Hi,

I am using MT4 under linux (from Fedora Core 2 till now - Fedora 8) , it successfully runs from under wine, but there there is one chet - the MFC42.DLL should be placed in directory from where you start 'wine' . If you create a desktop icon - the dll should be placed in user home.

I have attached my dll file, but you have to change extension from zip to tgz, and unarchive it with 'tar xfz MFC42.DLL.tgz' .

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  • #3
  • Oct 24, 2008 4:56am Oct 24, 2008 4:56am
VolumeTrader,
do you have problem changing the indicator parameters?
I can not type in the input value. The only way is go to the MetaQuotes Language Editor.
I use Wine under Ubuntu.

TIA
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  • #4
  • Oct 24, 2008 6:28am Oct 24, 2008 6:28am
Thanks for your replies...1 more ?...
what is "wine" & where is it available?

thks
sando
  • #5
  • Oct 24, 2008 9:59am Oct 24, 2008 9:59am
Quoting sando
Thanks for your replies...1 more ?...
what is \\"wine\\" & where is it available?

thks
sando
Wine is a program that allows you to run some windows applications under Linux. If you are using ubuntu you can install it with Synaptic.
"I say high, You say low, You say why, and I say I don't know..."
  • #6
  • Oct 24, 2008 10:07am Oct 24, 2008 10:07am
Quoting sando
Thanks for your replies...1 more ?...
what is \"wine\" & where is it available?

thks
sando
http://www.winehq.org/
  • #7
  • Oct 24, 2008 11:42am Oct 24, 2008 11:42am
Quoting itangsanjana
VolumeTrader,
do you have problem changing the indicator parameters?
I can not type in the input value. The only way is go to the MetaQuotes Language Editor.
I use Wine under Ubuntu.

TIA
Yep, you are right, I can not change indicator parameters also, but am not trying to do it... I'm not using them. But will try to find something to fix
  • #8
  • Oct 24, 2008 12:49pm Oct 24, 2008 12:49pm
Quoting VolumeTrader
Yep, you are right, I can not change indicator parameters also, but am not trying to do it... I'm not using them. But will try to find something to fix
Would be great to find a solution there. This would also enable to run MT4 off cheap linux based vps.

Regards and eagerly waiting

Forex37
  • #9
  • Oct 24, 2008 1:27pm Oct 24, 2008 1:27pm
Thanks to all for your helpful info...

sando
  • #10
  • Oct 24, 2008 2:34pm Oct 24, 2008 2:34pm
Tried several cheats (winetricks related), but unfortunately found nothing that can help. There are many articles that this really is not working, looks like there is no way to fix this.
  • #11
  • Oct 24, 2008 4:49pm Oct 24, 2008 4:49pm
Quoting VolumeTrader
Tried several cheats (winetricks related), but unfortunately found nothing that can help. There are many articles that this really is not working, looks like there is no way to fix this.
Yup, perhaps someday.
VolumeTrader, thanks ..
  • #12
  • Edited 11:00am Aug 2, 2009 2:12am | Edited 11:00am
I am have installed MT4 under Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 and Wine 1.0.1.

I notice that

  1. I cannot type into any input parameters box in any Custom indicator as described in a post above
  2. I can change inputs in the tick boxes under Visualisation tab and Common tabs for Custom indicators
  3. I can type into the inputs box in the Default indicators but not the Custom indicators


I uninstalled Wine, and then reinstalled, and also downloaded the latest instance of MT4 from IBFX. Same problem still occurred.

Metaeditor works fine, so I can change parameters by recompiling, but it is not an ideal solution. Has anyone managed to get MT4 running without these problems?

  • #13
  • Last Post: May 20, 2011 6:51pm May 20, 2011 6:51pm
1. Open the Software Sources menu by going to Applications->Ubuntu Software Center, then selecting Edit->Software Sources. Choose the Other Software tab and click Add."ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa"

2. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
3. sudo apt-get update
4. sudo apt-get install wine1.3
5. rm -f winetricks
6. wget http://winetricks.org/winetricks
7. sudo cp winetricks /usr/bin
8. sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/winetricks
9. sh winetricks corefonts vcrun6
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