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Anyone running poker sites in Linux?

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  • 12-12-2009 3:17pm
    #1
    The Tourist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 376 ✭✭


    Thinking of switching my pc over to Linux (Ubuntu) soon.

    Has anyone had any problems running poker sites in Linux?

    I heard that stars runs fine using an emulator. Can anyone confirm this?

    What about the other sites?

    Thx.


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    White Knight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭White Knight


    I know someone who runs it and WINE (emulator that comes with most Linux) and he can run Full Tilt and iPoker sites. He had mentioned that he had problems with Stars and could not get it going at all.


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    Seachmall
    Registered Users Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    You could of course run a virtual machine meaning you should be able to run all your usual poker sites and poker tracker type software.

    I'd say test it out before you make the switch just to be sure.


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    fatguy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭fatguy


    Have a look for a few past threads about this. I think most people ended up running PP's web client, because nothing else worked.


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    #5
    strewelpeter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,263 ✭✭✭strewelpeter


    Wine works but it just isn't worth the effort also when I last did it PT2 didn't like it


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    JimmyCrackCorn!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭JimmyCrackCorn!


    Seachmall wrote: »
    You could of course run a virtual machine meaning you should be able to run all your usual poker sites and poker tracker type software.

    I'd say test it out before you make the switch just to be sure.


    Use Virtualbox
    http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Screenshots

    Works well once you have decent hardware and is used in commercial products and well supported.

    Iv used Wine before for other windows software and it worked but wasn't great.


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    Irish Iron
    Registered Users Posts: 812 ✭✭✭Irish Iron


    Can someone tell me in 3 words or cliffnote form wtf linux is please


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    JimmyCrackCorn!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭JimmyCrackCorn!


    Irish Iron wrote: »
    Can someone tell me in 3 words or cliffnote form wtf linux is please

    In three words:
    Another operating System.

    On a cliff-note:
    medjim.jpg


    50 years of cliff


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    Seachmall
    Registered Users Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    I know it's probably a bit late but I just came across this which should be of use, Poker on ubuntu


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