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Running Garmin Express on Linux

Zacarias
over 7 years ago
Has anyone managed to run "Garmin Express" on Linux (through "wine" maybe)? If so, can you please post the instructions to do so?

Thanks!


PS: along the same lines, @garmin_developers: please consider open sourcing the app so that others can port it to Linux. If the marketing people don't want (it's *always* them!), please try to convince them with the following arguments:

1) Open sourcing brings product awareness.
2) Developers over the world will add new features for free!
3) Open source advocates tend to be very passionate and will push your product in new unexpected markets.
4) The more open a platform is, the easier an ecosystem on top of it is to emerge. A richer ecosystem means better apps, more clients, more money for you to buy a yatch!

:)
  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to Enric666

    Wine 5.8 works, but you have to do some manual installation with winetricks. Easier to use playonlinux, works 100% and fully automated.

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 5621784

    sitting on my laptop right now, THX Slight smile

  • 0 over 1 year ago

    I just bought a Garmin Instinct Crossover and it seems to be stuck trying to send a software update. I’ve seen suggestions to do this while connected to a computer instead of using Bluetooth due to the size of the update. However, I can’t find a Garmin Express build for anything other than Windows and macOS. I see many requests going back many years asking for a Linux client, but no response from Garmin.

    I assume there is still no Linux client available? We have five computers in our home and all run some Debian-derived version of Linux (Pop!, Ubuntu, Mint). Having software for this product would be appreciated.