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| eti:
--- Quote from: Zero999 on November 10, 2022, 10:27:26 am --- --- Quote from: eti on November 07, 2022, 12:21:01 am --- --- Quote from: RoGeorge on November 07, 2022, 12:05:19 am ---If you are on Linux, Mac or FreeBSD, there is no need for VirtualBox or any other virtualisation. Install WineHQ, then download the Windows version of the newest LTspice and double click the .exe installer. This will install LTspice under WineHQ, without any virtual machine. WineHQ is not a virtual machine, it translates low level OS calls from the ones that were destined to Windows, to OS calls for your native OS. Many other Windows games and programs will work just fine under WineHQ, sometimes even faster than on a native Windows install. LTspice installed under WineHQ will be fully functional and able to run, save, auto-update and so on, just as if it were on a Windows machine. --- End quote --- Thanks, appreciate the guidance, and yes, I know Wine of old, but prefer a SOLID foundation (Windows) as opposed to "one which LOOKS like concrete but ain't" (Wine) - and I have other tools I want to install later, and cannot entertain more Linux hoop-jumping, unnecessarily (the aim is to create a schematic, not to spend a day learning obscure Linux fu, as adept as I am at it, after 20 years :) ) Every second I spend fannying around in software, is a second wasted, which I could've spend doing the actual thing, versus preparing to setup the tools to prepare the other tools to DO the thing... if ya catch my drift? --- End quote --- LTSpice is specifically designed to run under WINE. It's much more reliable than an emulator. It's not the same as running a random piece of software, which isn't designed for WINE. --- End quote --- Please cite the sources which state this, as it seems a little dubious. Why would they target such a niche demographic? They wouldn’t |
| SiliconWizard:
That it was "specifically designed" to run under Wine is sure a bit of an overstatement, but as mentioned by the Wine team itself, the maintainer of LTSpice has always been prompt at considering and fixing compatibility issues: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=2000 |
| RoGeorge:
Indeed, the fact LTspice runs under WineHQ is not just a happy accident. I think LTspice officially supports running on WineHQ, and being tested against it, too, since about 20 years ago: https://groups.google.com/g/sci.electronics.cad/c/62F-2tviHYE/m/NXksfIUn5HkJ |
| eti:
--- Quote from: RoGeorge on November 10, 2022, 07:49:53 pm ---Indeed, the fact LTspice runs under WineHQ is not just a happy accident. I think LTspice officially supports running on WineHQ, and being tested against it, too, since about 20 years ago: https://groups.google.com/g/sci.electronics.cad/c/62F-2tviHYE/m/NXksfIUn5HkJ --- End quote --- I think maybe you are a little fanciful here, maybe as Linux advocates; please would you show where it explicitly states this (versus an optimistic personal interpretation). Were it "officially supported", would it not say so on the download page? One would think so... Also, see this thread: https://ez.analog.com/design-tools-and-calculators/ltspice/f/q-a/550387/error-in-interpretation-of-paths-when-running-ltspice-under-linux where "John Kevin" of Analog, specifically says "LTspice is not available for Linux" Case closed. |
| SiliconWizard:
Not sure what your point is. I've seen very few Windows software maintainers officially *claiming* compatibility with Wine. That would be shooting themselves in the foot as they are targetting Windows and have little to no control over Wine. So, that the Wine team itself say that LTSpice is well supported should be enough and all you'll probably ever get. I don't doubt you'll run into bugs. As if LTSpice had no bugs on Windows already as it is. It has quite a few, and some annoying ones that never got fixed. It's still usable, but nowhere near perfect. |
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