Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. Linux systems are widely used in smartphones and server hardware. Many home PC users prefer it to MS Windows series.
In this article, you will find out how to work in MetaTrader 5 via one of the Linux versions - Ubuntu.
One of the Linux features is the absence of a unified distribution kit. Different groups of developers work on several Linux versions including Debian, Mint, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Gentoo, etc. In this article we will consider one of the most popular distribution kits - Ubuntu.
Wine is a free software that allows users of the Unix-based systems to run an application developed for the Microsoft Windows systems. Among all the Wine versions there is one for Ubuntu.
All applications under Ubuntu are installed from the packages contained in repositories. In the latest versions of Ubuntu, the required Wine installation repository is already available in the system without additional settings. Therefore, to install Wine, you only need to execute one command on the command line (called "Terminal" in Ubuntu):
sudo apt-get install wine-stable
This command installs the latest stable version of Wine.
You can also install the Wine version for developers. This
version may contain various improvements, but be less stable. To install
it, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install wine-development
If your Ubuntu version does not provide a repository and you get an error during Wine installation, run the following commands one by one:
wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo apt-add-repository https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/
Next, update the package information by executing the following command:
sudo apt-get update
After the command execution, install Wine using the following command:
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stable
For details on installation under Ubuntu, please visit the official Wine site.
To install the platform, download its installer "mt5setup.exe". When the download completes, run the setup file. The system automatically detects that you are trying to run a file designed for Microsoft Windows, and offers to open it with Wine. Select this option and click "OK".
MetaTrader 5 installer will be launched. Complete all installation steps:
After installation is complete, you can start using MetaTrader 5 by running its terminal.exe file.
Another way to start using MetaTrader 5 in Ubuntu is copying the entire folder of the client terminal previously installed in Microsoft Windows:
After copying is complete, simply run terminal.exe file of MetaTrader 5 terminal. Wine will be used automatically to open the file. The screenshot below shows MetaTrader 5 terminal in Ubuntu system:
As was already mentioned above, Wine is not a completely stable software. Thus, some functions of the MetaTrader 5 terminal may work improperly. Currently the following issues are discovered:
Except for the above problem, you can enjoy all the features of MetaTrader 5 on Ubuntu.
Wine creates a virtual logical drive with necessary environment for installed programs. The default path of the installed terminal's data folder is as follows:
In the present article, we described an easy way to run MetaTrader 5 under Ubuntu operating system. All basic terminal functions are available to traders. We hope that this article, or to be more precise, the comments to it, will become a good place for accumulating useful information about running Meta Trader 5 on Linux OS series.
Translated from Russian by MetaQuotes Software Corp.
Original article: https://www.mql5.com/ru/articles/625
Hi,
I have problems with MetaTester 5 in linux. All installation was well, MetaTester also launching and done few tasks, but it working just 10-20 minutes and close. And every time I launch MetaTester it after 10-20 minutes close. Can anyone help me fix it?
Testing envyroment:
I tried in Ubuntu 16.04 and Centos 6
1.8.6 wine versiom
Latest wine version (1.8) requires winhttp library in order to run mt5setup.exe. Otherwise proxy settings dialoag box appears.
To solve this, download winetricks (latest version) and run:
winetricks winhttp
I was having the same problem with ubuntun xenial but winetricks winhttp did not work for me.
My work around was the following
1) installing latest stable version of wine with 32bit architecture
yes Y | sudo apt-get update
echo ttf-mscorefonts-installer msttcorefonts/accepted-mscorefonts-eula select true | sudo debconf-set-selections
yes Y | udo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
yes Y | sudo apt-get install xauth
yes Y | sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo apt-add-repository https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/
yes Y | sudo apt-get update
yes Y | sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stable
WINEPREFIX="$HOME/.wine" WINEARCH=win32 wine wineboot
2) Install metatrader 5
cd /tmp
wget https://download.mql5.com/cdn/web/metaquotes.software.corp/mt5/mt5setup.exe
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wine /tmp/mt5setup.exe
Here is the current solution for the 32 Bit Terminal on 64 Bit Ubuntu.
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key sudo apt-key add Release.key sudo apt-add-repository https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-staging WINEARCH=win32 winecfg
After this you will be asked to install Mono and Gecko.
After this you select compatibility mode Windows 7 or later.
And then proceed to download the installer https://download.mql5.com/cdn/web/metaquotes.software.corp/mt5/mt5setup.exe?utm_source=www.mql5.com&utm_campaign=en.0009.desktop.default
$ cd Downloads $ wine mt5setup.exe
Which should install Metatrader 5 32 Bit.
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