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Date/Time: Sun, 15 Nov 2026 14:04:52 +0000
Sierra chart on Arch linux
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| [2026-09-30 16:45:19] |
| User988582 - Posts: 12 |
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So I’m thinking of moving to Arch Linux from windows , is there anyway to install Sierra yet on it as I saw that yous were working on something, or is Wine my best bet?
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| [2026-09-30 19:07:21] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 48527 |
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You do need to use an emulator. We are not at a point where Sierra Chart can be used natively on Linux.
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| [2026-10-01 05:51:04] |
| ticinotrader - Posts: 431 |
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@User988582 I use Sierra on Arch under Wine. You can simply install Wine from the Arch Extra repository (sudo pacman -S wine), then download SC installer and execute it with Wine. In the installation dialogue, make sure you change the default 'Z:\' installation path to 'C:\'; otherwise, the installer will fail. Once installation is complete, you can find the SierraChart folder in the .wine/drive_c/SierraChart path in your home folder. If you already have Sierra installed on your Windows computer, I recommend to simply delete the contents of the newly installed Sierra folder in .wine/drive_c/SierraChart and copy over the contents of your existing SierraChart folder from your Windows computer. It will work straight away and you won't have to set everything up from scratch. You can run the instance directly from the folder. If you want to create additional instances, you can simply make a copy of the existing folder and rename it and start the .exe from within the new folder. One note on Wine: the recent version 11.17 reportedly has serious issues with mouse click behaviour, menus, etc. Wine 11.16 works perfectly. I have not tested Wine 11.18 yet, but supposedly, based on the WineHQ board reports, the issues have been fixed/patched. If you experience strange mouse, window or menu behaviour with the latest version of Wine 11.18 that you installed from the Extra repository, you can simply downgrade to version 11.16. You can even stay with 11.16 since around the end of year wine 12 will arrive as usual. Hope this helps. |
| [2026-10-01 06:43:28] |
| Sierra_Chart Engineering - Posts: 25426 |
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One note on Wine: the recent version 11.17 reportedly has serious issues with mouse click behaviour, menus, etc. Thank you for this! We have noticed this on a laptop, that we use and wondered about what the solution is and why we do not read about serious problems like this among our users running Sierra Chart on Wine. We were actually thinking of posting on the support board about this and see if anyone else notices it. Now we know that we just need to go back to an earlier version of Wine.
Sierra Chart Support - Engineering Level Your definitive source for support. Other responses are from users. Try to keep your questions brief and to the point. Be aware of support policy: https://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?l=PostingInformation.php#GeneralInformation For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing Date Time Of Last Edit: 2026-10-01 06:44:18
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| [2026-10-01 07:04:56] |
| User988582 - Posts: 12 |
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Thank you , is there any ETA at all for linux port at all?
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| [2026-10-01 07:07:39] |
| ticinotrader - Posts: 431 |
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Thanks for confirming - happy to hear it helped. Here are the posts related to the bug on the WineHQ site in case you would like to check them: Official Wine 11.18 release announcement: https://list.winehq.org/hyperkitty/list/wine-releases%40list.winehq.org/latest?count=25&page=1 Wine bug #60290 discussion: https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60290 Wine bug #60291 discussion: https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60291 |
| [2026-10-01 13:51:17] |
| John - SC Support - Posts: 48527 |
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is there any ETA at all for linux port at all?
No, there is no time line. We are working to remove the Microsoft dependencies, but we do not know when this will all be done or exactly what this will look like exactly for Linux. For the most reliable, advanced, and zero cost futures order routing, use the Teton service: Sierra Chart Teton Futures Order Routing |
| [2026-10-01 14:09:28] |
| User225374 - Posts: 1 |
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The problem appears to be fixed for me at least on Arch with Wine staging 11.18
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