Linux

Using WinGeol and GPT (Geothermal Planning Tool) under Linux

TerraMath software uses very limited system resources not only from the point of memory usage but very few external software libraries are used as well (which are already present in a standard windows installation). Therefore to setup Linux to run our software products using Wine is a straightforward procedure!

Workflow:

  • Install Wine: http://www.winehq.org/site/download

    • If you use a WinGeol version without ODBC and MDAC support, these versions do not require anything else.
    In case you need to use MS Access databases / ODBC:

  • Download winetricks script from kegel.com using: wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
  • Run the script in a terminal window: sh winetricks
  • Select the additional packages to install (jet40, mdac25 - this version installs drivers for MS Access as well, later versions not!)

    Setting up of ODBC connections (GPT)

  • Start: winecfg in a terminal window to override Wine's odbccp32.dll and odbc32.dll with Microsoft versions (Libraries tab)
  • Start: wine odbcad32.exe (terminal) to configure your data sources

    • More information on ODBC under Linux: http://wiki.winehq.org/NativeOdbc

    Now you should be able to start WinGeol / GPT using the Wine Windows Program Loader, enjoy!

    Known issues:

  • OpenGL: using OpenGL the form is not updated and overwritten by OpenGL. We are working on it! (2D is fully functional, GPT is not affected).
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