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  • #81
  • Apr 18, 2014 2:33am Apr 18, 2014 2:33am
Thank you svengralla, Axiomafx and FXOjafar for your help...
I tried xubuntu, but computer slows down dramatically.....
I guess I will have to buy new computer to run mt4 properly....
But beffore I do that, I will look for something closer to Ubuntu but lighter than xubuntu...
Thanks again..
  • #82
  • Edited 4:03am Apr 18, 2014 3:13am | Edited 4:03am
Quoting JazzyJazz
Thank you svengralla, Axiomafx and FXOjafar for your help... I tried xubuntu, but computer slows down dramatically..... I guess I will have to buy new computer to run mt4 properly.... But beffore I do that, I will look for something closer to Ubuntu but lighter than xubuntu... Thanks again..
What about http://lubuntu.net ?
I also heard that Bodhi Linux is a light version of Ubuntu, but never used it myself.
("The minimum requirements to run Bodhi Linux are only: 300+MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, and 2.5GB hard drive space!")
Or why dont you ask the guys in the #ubuntu channnel?!
  • #83
  • Apr 22, 2014 1:06am Apr 22, 2014 1:06am
Hi svengralla,
I was trying to solve this problem with Slacko Puppy, since everything else is working properly and fast...
I will go and make some more research and tests - then will post my results here...
  • #84
  • Apr 22, 2014 4:46am Apr 22, 2014 4:46am
Quoting JazzyJazz
Hi svengralla, I was trying to solve this problem with Slacko Puppy, since everything else is working properly and fast... I will go and make some more research and tests - then will post my results here...
Sure. But using exotic Linux distrbutions, the user base is slim. Don't expect much support.
  • #85
  • Apr 22, 2014 5:39am Apr 22, 2014 5:39am
Quoting JazzyJazz
Thank you svengralla, Axiomafx and FXOjafar for your help... I tried xubuntu, but computer slows down dramatically..... I guess I will have to buy new computer to run mt4 properly.... But beffore I do that, I will look for something closer to Ubuntu but lighter than xubuntu... Thanks again..
xubuntu definitely runs lighter than default Ubuntu unity interface. You will need to determine which linux desktop environment suite your pc performance.

Enjoy linux!
  • #86
  • Apr 23, 2014 1:10am Apr 23, 2014 1:10am
Quoting svengralla
{quote} Sure. But using exotic Linux distrbutions, the user base is slim. Don't expect much support.
I had to learn how to deal with Slacko on my own....and I am sure answers for everything lie somewhere on the internet....
I just wish I could deal with colours in my mt4 indicators...that would be it....only one problem left.....
  • #87
  • Apr 23, 2014 1:17am Apr 23, 2014 1:17am
Quoting mattrader
{quote} xubuntu definitely runs lighter than default Ubuntu unity interface. You will need to determine which linux desktop environment suite your pc performance. Enjoy linux!
Hi mattrader,
Yes, xubuntu is also slow on my old computer.....but I forgot to mention that Linux Puppy works much faster than windows xp....and I am very pleased with that....I took slacko for being light on the first place and somehow I don't want to move to another distribution....
I am persistent person and eventually I get what I set my mind to do...

Maybe somebody comes across and give us all an answer to my problem....
  • #88
  • Apr 27, 2014 7:43pm Apr 27, 2014 7:43pm
I just got MT4 up and running on Arch Linux without any hiccups. Arch is a pretty fast and efficient system if you have an older PC and can't handle Unity on Ubuntu. I'm running Arch with MATE desktop on my old Alienware laptop (M17x R2).
  • #89
  • Apr 28, 2014 12:36am Apr 28, 2014 12:36am
I installed Lubuntu 14.04 and mt4 works great, what I had to do is to force pae, and then installation was slow but effective......I guess you have to try one distro after another until one works for your....Lubuntu is a bit heavier than Slacko, but still fast enough.....

Thank you all for your help,

J
  • #90
  • Apr 29, 2014 1:09am Apr 29, 2014 1:09am
Quoting JazzyJazz
I installed Lubuntu 14.04 and mt4 works great, what I had to do is to force pae, and then installation was slow but effective......I guess you have to try one distro after another until one works for your....Lubuntu is a bit heavier than Slacko, but still fast enough..... Thank you all for your help, J
Yes, I have it running fine on my main machine with Ubuntu 14.04.
  • #91
  • Apr 29, 2014 1:17am Apr 29, 2014 1:17am
Interesting, I tried xubuntu and computer was too slow......but lubuntu is ok.....I cant believe that Ubuntu works on your computer FXOjafar....it feels very heavy distro....
  • #92
  • Apr 30, 2014 1:26am Apr 30, 2014 1:26am
Quoting JazzyJazz
Interesting, I tried xubuntu and computer was too slow......but lubuntu is ok.....I cant believe that Ubuntu works on your computer FXOjafar....it feels very heavy distro....
I have Ubuntu running on an Intel Core-I7 2600K @ 3.40ghz with 8Gb RAM and an Nvidia GeForce GTX570 card.

Overkill
  • #93
  • Jun 23, 2014 6:18am Jun 23, 2014 6:18am
Quoting FXOjafar
{quote} Are you using Pulse Audio as your sound server? You may need to add "padsp" to the command you use to launch MT4.
I just installed PulseAudio for the first time in my life; because of Skype. now MT4 sounds are broken (testing sound in winecfg gives me a sound)
padsp doesn't make sense to me; never the less I tsted it, with no success.

any clue?
  • #94
  • Jun 23, 2014 7:52am Jun 23, 2014 7:52am
Quoting capoeira
{quote} I just installed PulseAudio for the first time in my life; because of Skype. now MT4 sounds are broken (testing sound in winecfg gives me a sound) padsp doesn't make sense to me; never the less I tsted it, with no success. any clue?
never mind, lib32-alsa-plugins is needed for wine, i didn't have this...working now
  • #95
  • Feb 9, 2015 2:43am Feb 9, 2015 2:43am
Hello,
I try install MT4 on VPS (ubuntu 14.10, 14.04, 12.04) with wine 1.6 (lastest) and always have this same problem - crash just after log in to my account.
Can some body help me?
Irek
  • #96
  • Feb 9, 2015 3:47am Feb 9, 2015 3:47am
install winetools, if you don`t have it, also, you can install everything that starts with wine, I have had Ubuntu and MT4 long long time ago, it works, also PlayOnLinux could solve your problem
Linux Mint is easiest probably nowadays to get MT4 to function
  • #97
  • Feb 9, 2015 8:57am Feb 9, 2015 8:57am
Thanks for your advice, but the problem was wine x64, I change for 32 bit and it works great)
  • #98
  • Mar 29, 2015 10:50am Mar 29, 2015 10:50am
I have found a great alternative instead of Wine for running MT4 "on Linux".

I work remotely, so I am spending entire days at home. Instead of playing with relatively unstable Wine or resource consuming virtualization, I simply used my unused PC (I work on a laptop). The PC is now running Windows with MT4 and I connect to it from my Linux laptop using Remote Desktop (rdesktop).

This way I have the same experience as I would have Windows installed on my laptop. Both computers are on the same local network, thus I do not experience any lag. I have my favorite OS on my laptop and can use Windows for trading.
  • #99
  • Oct 21, 2015 12:33am Oct 21, 2015 12:33am
Quoting AdamSC
I have found a great alternative instead of Wine for running MT4 "on Linux". I work remotely, so I am spending entire days at home. Instead of playing with relatively unstable Wine or resource consuming virtualization, I simply used my unused PC (I work on a laptop). The PC is now running Windows with MT4 and I connect to it from my Linux laptop using Remote Desktop (rdesktop). This way I have the same experience as I would have Windows installed on my laptop. Both computers are on the same local network, thus I do not experience any lag. I have...
I have rDesktop on my laptop running Ubuntu. I can run MT4 no problem with wine.

But I have problem remote controlling my desktop. I get my IP from www.whatsmyip.org, and tried to connect from my linux laptop through rDesktop. I have issues. Looks like I miss something here.

Can you do a simple step by step helping me to get through this please? thanks a lot !!!
Whatever is happening right now has happened before and will happen again.
  • #100
  • Oct 21, 2015 9:27am Oct 21, 2015 9:27am
virtualbox is always a alternetive, too.
combined with Windows Thin PC (google), it can run on low recources
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