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==Virtual Machine==
==Virtual Machine==
You can install a Windows virtual machine using software like [https://www.parallels.com/eu/products/desktop/ Parallels Desktop] or [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox VirtualBox]. You will need a Windows license.
You can install a Windows virtual machine using software like [https://www.parallels.com/eu/products/desktop/ Parallels Desktop] or [https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox VirtualBox]. You will need a Windows license.
=PlayOnLinux under Ubuntu 17.10=
=Linux=
==PlayOnLinux under Ubuntu 17.10==
The following are settings which have been helpful in getting STx to run under WINE using [https://www.playonlinux.com/en/ PlayOnLinux].
The following are settings which have been helpful in getting STx to run under WINE using [https://www.playonlinux.com/en/ PlayOnLinux].
==WINE configuration==
===WINE configuration===
===Graphics===
====Graphics====
* Disable 'Allow the window manager to control the windows'. This gets the window close buttons working again, but introduces other problems (windows always on top!).
* Disable 'Allow the window manager to control the windows'. This gets the window close buttons working again, but introduces other problems (windows always on top!).

Revision as of 12:42, 7 November 2017

STx can be run on a Linux machine using WINE.

macOS

Here are two possibilities for getting STx running on macOS. They are, however, untested:

WineBottler

You can try using WinBottler (previously called Darwine). This is a port of WINE for macOS.

Virtual Machine

You can install a Windows virtual machine using software like Parallels Desktop or VirtualBox. You will need a Windows license.

Linux

PlayOnLinux under Ubuntu 17.10

The following are settings which have been helpful in getting STx to run under WINE using PlayOnLinux.

WINE configuration

Graphics

  • Disable 'Allow the window manager to control the windows'. This gets the window close buttons working again, but introduces other problems (windows always on top!).

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