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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: 68ZooM on May 17, 2011, 02:25:07 PM

Title: will AH run on ubuntu OS
Post by: 68ZooM on May 17, 2011, 02:25:07 PM

like the title stated will ubuntu operating system work with AH a friend is using that OS and i was trying to find out for him

Title: Re: will AH run on ubuntu OS
Post by: gyrene81 on May 17, 2011, 02:32:11 PM

no it won't run on any nix distros...windows only

Title: Re: will AH run on ubuntu OS
Post by: Tigger29 on May 17, 2011, 02:59:49 PM

I've heard of some people getting it to work using WINE (Windows Emulator software) but it's not a simple matter of "plug and play"

Title: Re: will AH run on ubuntu OS
Post by: 100Coogn on May 17, 2011, 05:08:51 PM

Quote from: Tigger29 on May 17, 2011, 02:59:49 PM

I've heard of some people getting it to work using WINE (Windows Emulator software) but it's not a simple matter of "plug and play"

I'd still like to get Ubuntu off of this PC.  I put it on there myself, in a need of desparation.(<<--OEM Vista-No Disk)   I realise now that that was quite foolish.
If it works for you though, that's cool.  For me,  I have no use for it.

Vista  :old:

PS.  <Just want to see if I  can say assblaster hot sauce.>
 
It's your world.  I just fly in it.

 :airplane: Coogan

Title: Re: will AH run on ubuntu OS
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on May 18, 2011, 06:44:02 AM

Older AH versions did work using wine but afaik the later versions changed something in graphics handling that messes it up.

Title: Re: will AH run on ubuntu OS
Post by: WWhiskey on May 18, 2011, 08:01:59 AM

A few years ago I ran it  with wine but it was slow and the controls were not very good,  I have not tried it since!
 It is still on my linux puter and will play offline I think since it was never updated, I have never  checked!

Title: Re: will AH run on ubuntu OS
Post by: bbosen on May 18, 2011, 07:59:25 PM

I still fly old AH2 version 2.12.4 on PcLinuxOS for offline practice and mission development. It works great. I published DETAILED instructions for this setup here:

http://www.askmisterwizard.com/LINUX/PcLinuxOs2008Minime/SwitchingToPcLinuxOs2008Page01Full.htm

I tried to put a later version of Aces High into this setup but it failed. I didn't work on it very hard, and I can't say whether or not the current versions will work. I use Windoze XP when I use current versions of Aces High.
 :salute

Title: Re: will AH run on ubuntu OS
Post by: pervert on May 23, 2011, 06:50:26 PM

After the last major graphics update Aces High DID run on ubuntu just fine with wine. Haven't tryed it recently.  :salute