MI-L MapInfo on Linux

[William Donaldson]

I’ve been reading an article on Linux and the WINE software (http://www.winehq.org/) that allows you to run Windows software programs (without installing a Windows operating system).

 

Has anyone experimented with running MapInfo in this environment, and if so, how successful (or not) was it?

 

Are there any things you would need to do to get MapInfo up and running?

 

Regards,

 

Bill

 

 

 

[Eric Gagnon]

It's like running on an emulator.. I don't know about that.. I've tried other software in the past on emulators and they tend to hang or sometimes be laggish during processing.

I sure would like to see Mapinfo coded for Linux.
Then we would all be free.. Free like the wind!!!


Eric

[Flavio Hendry]

Hi

You could run it in "Virtual Box" .... it is pretty good, fast and
totally integrated (no dual boot or so). however you have to install
Windows (need for a license). See http://www.virtualbox.org/

Mit freundlichem Gruss / Best Regards
Flavio Hendry

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[Bill Thoen]

Back when MapInfo was at version 7 or 7.5, I knew of one person who
tried to get MapInfo to run under WINE, but he wasn't able to get it to
work. Because MapInfo is so married to Windows, it turned out that there
was always some DLL or process not implemented by WINE that was needed.
However, he was able to get it working under VMWARE, but I think you
still need a copy of Windows to use that one.

I've been poking around the Open Source world for a while now, and even
though there are now a lot of options for GIS and mapping (particularly
for web-based apps), I've found nothing that works as well as MapInfo
for what it does.

And I'm not sure I'd like to see the end of commercially developed
software. There's some things produced by the commercial world that work
better than from the empire of the Penguin's and vice-versa. I like
having the choice, and I think it also sets up a dynamic market that
keeps developers from both worlds on their toes. The loss or total
domination of either one would be bad for all of us.

- Bill Thoen

[Trey Pattillo]

I have been on linux for over 3 years now and MapInfo is the only thing
the windows box gets turn on for.

At present up to v6.5 can be copied from windows along with a couple of
dll's into the wine *windows* folder.

The only thing that does not work with wine 0.9.63[?], have not
installed 1.0 yet, is the drop down pickers for styles.
Evidently the color, line, style boxes are custom code and when you pick
a style then the dialog locks and the only way out is with the X.
Although you can navigate it with the up/down/left/right keys and it
works absolutely fine - just don't use the mouse.

Other than that it is a winner especially compared to what is natively
available for non-windows.

I can't speak for >v6.5, and since v9.0 [my last upgrade] I class as
malware for calling home, I doubt it will install and work

Come on PBMI, just clean up the non-standard dialogs, and you can clean
up in *nix market. And no, you don't have to give away the code.

[Ian Tidy]

Hi,

I have run MapInfo 7.8 on OpenSUSE with Wine (not sure what version). I
also had some issues with opening workspaces, but nothing major.
Also watch out for the latest Windows Installer, I had some issue with
this (but not for MapInfo Pro).

And yes the picker dialogs are an issue, and it looks like they will be
more of an issue with 9.5.

Cheers Ian
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