Any Linux-friendly poker platforms?
Join Date: Jul 2016
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All the ones I've looked at so far are restricted to Windows and Mac. Do you know of any that I can run on Linux?
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 8,054
There are no native Linux poker platforms that I am aware of. However, a quick google search yields information on how to get some of them to work on Linux using various 3rd party software, plugins, etc.
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Kahn
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 751
A long time ago there were a couple clients that ran on WINE, but they were pretty dodgy and it was a pain in the neck. The old SwC had a native Linux client that worked quite well. Unfortunately when it changed hands we lost that.
The only real option now is to use a virtual machine and you need some kind of Windows license. I had an old WinXP that I use on Virtual Box and it works okay. Graphics support isn't the best, but it's plenty good enough for a poker client.
Join Date: Nov 2013
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I ran Pokerstars on WINE for maybe 2 years(Mandriva 2010), but that was a long time ago.it was decent back then, not sure how it is now.Might be worth a try for you.
Join Date: Dec 2014
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Pokerstars w wine and the 8 game tracker hud for linux but i had two stars freezes so not using linux for poker. I had fulltilt also running but didnt get the tracker to work after they changed to stars. The other sites i play at dont work for one reason or the other.
