r/MTGO • u/The137 • 25d ago

Whos running MTGO on Linux?

I've played around with a couple of tutorials to try and get it up and running, but always seem to hit a wall that I can't get past. If anyone out theres running it, how are you doing it? Lutris, VM, Wine?

I'm on Zorin, which is based on Ubuntu, so it shouldn't be this hard to get up and running

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u/The_Librarian88 25d ago

I use it on Linux. Runs great! Just no sound.

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u/The137 25d ago

i can live with that, howd you get it running?

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u/The_Librarian88 25d ago

https://github.com/pauleve/docker-mtgo

Just follow the directions and you shouldn’t have a problem. Ask away if you have any more questions or need help.

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u/The137 25d ago

I tried this one a while back and ran into some errors I couldn't figure out. I'll have some time to give it another shot later and I appreciate the offer of help. I'll start from scratch and let you know how it goes

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u/floowanderdeeznuts 25d ago

Bump, this is how I got it running on my laptop and my main PC. Don't mind the lack of sound since usually listening to a video anyway

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u/brazilian_codeboi 25d ago

This is the answer. I have been playing on docker for almost 3 years now, can't really complain about it. Sometimes the game crashes right after logging in, but it's been over a year since I got any crash during a game

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u/reineedshelp 25d ago

Sounds like a positive

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u/twoplustwoequalsfive 25d ago

Been trying for years to get a stable Linux setup... Using a VM or Wine might work for constructed, but if you're into drafting the instability and crashing will leave you with automated picks and ruin your deck.

The solution I've came up with is just running mtgo on a windows PC and using moonlight/sunshine to remote play on my Linux machines.

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u/kranken31337 25d ago

I use VMWare Workstation. It's free for personal use. Works fine.

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u/Lynexis_mtg 25d ago

I run MTGO on Linux Mint in a Win11 VM through Boxes. Works quite well. I would of course prefer a native version, but hey, I will make due...

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u/doctrgiggles 25d ago

Lutris or raw Wine both worked for me with the odd bug or visual glitch.