So far working on:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit Desktop

Linux Mint 12 32 bit.

Linux Mint 12 64 bit.

1) Install winetricks

2) Run the following command from a terminalsession

Winecfg

When Wine Configuration pops up, click OK

3) Run the following command from a terminalsession

wget http://winetricks.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/winetricks

4) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks dotnet30sp1

This will popup a Mozilla session and ask youto download dontnet 2.0

5) After downloading dotnet 2.0, run the followingcommands from a terminal session

Cd Downloads

Cp dotnetfx.exe /home/xxxx/.cache/winetricks/dotnet20

6) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks dotnet30sp1

This will start the dotnet2.0 installtion. Follow the installation prompts. Once the dotnet2.0 installation completesclick Finish

7) Run the following command from a terminalsession

wgethttp://winetricks.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/winetricks

8) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks dotnet30sp1

This will popup a Mozilla sessions and ask youto download dontnet 3.0

After downloading dotnet 3.0, run the following commands from aterminal session

Cd Downloads

Cp netframework3.exe/home/xxxx/.cache/winetricks/dotnet30

9) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks dotnet30sp1

This will start the dotnet3.0 installation. Follow the installation prompts. Once the dotnet3.0 installation completesclick Finish

Note: Dotnet3.0installer disappears on to the toolbar at the top. Simply right click on the installer icon onthe tool bar and select View Progress details

10) When Dotnet3.0 installer completes it willautomatically start XPS Esstentials Pack setup wizard, follow throughinstallation wizard. Ensure you selectregister for the the XPS document viewer.

11) When XPS Esstentials Pack setup wizardcompletes it will automatically start dotnet3.0Sp1 installer, follow throughinstallation wizard. Ensure you selectregister for the the XPS document viewer.

12) When dotnet3.0Sp1 installer finishes, Run thefollowing command from a terminal session

bash winetricks gdiplus

This will popup a Mozilla sessions and ask youto download .Net Framework 1.0 GDIPLUS.DLL Security Update

After downloading .Net Framework 1.0 GDIPLUS.DLL SecurityUpdate, run the following commands from a terminal session

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Cp netframework3.exe /home/xxxx/.cache/winetricks/gdiplus

13) Run the following command from a terminalsession

bash winetricks gdiplus

This will start the gdiplus installation.

14) Download Skydemon from www.skydemon.aero

15) Install Skydemon via winetricks

Hey Presto you now have skydemon running onUbuntu.

Now to get wine/SD to read and write from your SD card/Card reader

1) Run the following command from a terminal sessiom

winecfg

2) when Wine Config opens select the Drives tab and click Add, then select a drive letter that you want to add.

3) once the dive shows in the drive mapping window, highlight it. Then select browse, and browse to media and then the ID of the SD card, then click OK

4) Highlight the drive you created again in drive mapping and select Show Advanced, in the Type drop down select Floppy Disk. Click OK.

5) In Skydemon go to Setup then device connectivity options. Click on Install SkyDemon on a new Windows CE device. Then select the new drive that you created. Click Next, select the mspd you want to sync, then click OK.

Once step 5 has been completed you can just use the sync button in the future.

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What about X-Plane. Runs natively on Mac, Linux and Windows. You need a powerful machine for it to run nicely though.

Thank you Steve. I tried XPlane a few years back but was not impressed. I will give it another try. I use an i7 16 mb ram with a dedicated nvidia. Although there has been no updates for MS fx for sometime it is in my opinion quite advanced in its current format so far as flight training is concerned. Wouldn't you agree?


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DurhamTeaseAirport

Gfry,
While had a great success installing SD on 32bit Ubuntu and Mint, I am having difficulty with Mint x64. I think the stumbling block is getting MS.framework to install. I would appreciate any instructions specific to x64, at some stage.

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DurhamTeaseAirport

On a 64bit platform you will need to ensure you create a 32bit wineprefix, and then carry out my procedure in that prefix. Google 32bit wineprefix to find out how to create one. That should do the trick.

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Many thanks Gfry. I'll try that.

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DurhamTeaseAirport

Do you know Gfry, while the 32bit Linux installation went like a breeze, on the 64 machine, the only thing that worked for me so far was the Blah...blah...blah! As soon as I get to step 4, I get an error message: can not install .NET Framewok 2.0 on a 64 system.Setup will now exit. Later I got stuck on the >net framewok 3.1 SP1 which refuses to install.
I am sure it is me though and will persevere. In the interim, please let me know if you come accross a round about easier ( Take-away ) way.

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DurhamTeaseAirport