I am following this thread with interest in as much as Wolfgang is having issues, but for ME, it really WAS as simple as extracting the MMEDIT files TO A NEW FOLDER, and then just running from there.

Mint even offered to put MMEDIT into the OTHER "Start Menu" for me.

I can't remember if I had to use the terminal and do the extra package installs, but perhaps I did.  I was probably under the influence of a a few beers that night.  

You'd use the command line after a few beers? Sheesh! They make 'em tough in NZ!




(Or the "beer" is sub-standard...  ;) )

Hello supporters

As soon as one do it right, it works!  

My misunderstanding:
When I started, I didn't see the folder mmedit5_20.4 after unzip in my new created folder, so as to see in the first picture from Grogster. Due to this I followed the later advice to unpack mmedit5_20.4.tar.gz and, surprise, after that the folder was now to see, but double-clicking on it didn't work.

My correct work:
I had to select MMedit5_32_64.exe immediatly so as Grogster shows it in his first picture and now this is working with LINUX Mint 22.2

Many thanks to Grogster, dddns and Tassy-Jim and everyone else who was puzzled by my mental missteps.    

Wolfgang

This might come in very useful to me. I'm just waiting for a mini DP to HDMI lead from ebay before I can connect up my "new" little Mint box properly.

(That's another story. Trying to install Mint on a machine with (apparently) no OS while you are relying on a non-functional mini HDMI output to give you a non-existent display is guaranteed to fail. Only borrowing a monitor with a DP socket let me do it.)

Wolfgang,
If I understand you correctly, you are running the Windows version under Wine.

If that is correct, you will have a better experience running the Linux version.

Jim

@Tassy-Jim

basically I wanted to say goodbye to Windows and have made MMedit accessible on Linux Mint with an icon from the desktop.





I wrote a small routine with Linux MMedit to test it, but I can't manage to set the correct port to start the program with MMbasic

In MMedit I only see COM-ports from 0 -31, but none of them have an ending that indicates the connected USB port.

The Test-program fully works under Windows.

And Perplexity delivers no solution, can you help?

Wolfgang

@Tassy-Jim

I use Wine only for Ltspice, MMedit runs under Linux.
Wolfgang

@Tassy-Jim

Sorry I told bulsh*t before, when I look to Wine in the Tray I see there MMedit listed, but it was not my intention to do that.

What has happened, it was automatically installed under Wine? What shall I do not to use WINE?

@Tasso-Jim

...." If that is correct, you will have a better experience running the Linux version.".....

Did I understand your above statement correctly that MMedit is not only available under WINE, but that there is also another version without Wine under Linux that is even more advantageous?

Greets Wolfgang
Edited 2025-10-27 03:39 by Wolfgang

@Wolfgang,

There are many different versions of Linux and many different ways of doing things.
I do not know enough about all the differences to help much.

I produced MMEdit on Linux Mint Mate 20.4
To make MMEdit run it needed extra files.
You ran
sudo apt-get install qt5-default libqt5webkit5
Not all the files required were installed
so you ran (hopefully)
sudo apt-get install qtbase5-dev
That should have installed the remaining required files.
When Linux Mint was updated, the files needed where no longer available so you had to try the second method.
That should have installed the extra files needed and they should now be installed.

The ZIP file you downloaded includes 3 install files
MMedit5_32_64.exe for normal Windows installation
MMEdit5_XP_portable.zip to make a portable installation for Windows.
and
mmedit5_20.4.tar.gz for Linux
tar.gz files are just like ZIP files.

When you clicked on MMedit5_32_64.exe Wine started and installed MMEdit Windows version under Wine.
That is OK but I find that the serial ports which we need work better when controlled directly, not through Wine.
Someone else who knows how to use Wine will have to help you with the serial ports.

To install the Linux version of MMEdit, extract the files in mmedit5_20.4.tar.gz and put then in  a suitable location.
Every one has a different opinion about where to use but i used my "Home" folder
I have
Jim \ MMedit5
then from your file browser, open that folder and double click on MMedit5 or MMCC to run the programs.
I will let someone who knows how to create the desktop shortcuts for you version of Linux help you with that step.

Your picomites will appear as ttyACM0 or ttyUSB0 etc depending on what method you use to connect to the picomite.

I hope that helps.

Jim

  TassyJim said  

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If you have the 22.4 kernel, you may need to run this:
sudo apt-get install qtbase5-dev

@Wolfgang

The Qt libraries are essential. The above command must execute without error.

And in order to be able to connect to a PicoMite your username must be in the group "Dialout".
Go to "users and groups" in your system management folder and add your username to Dialout:


Edited 2025-10-27 07:50 by dddns

@Tassy-Jim
Based on your excellent explanations concerning the MMedit background, I will now try MMedit with mmedit5_20.4.tar.gz, as I am having problems with the serial port using MMedit under Wine. The last was not my intention, and I didn't know that before.


@dddns
In retrospect, I see your suggestion as completely correct. It is exactly what I now see clearly explained by Tassy-Jim.

Your further suggestion to involve the dialogue-group was new to me. Thank you very much for that too.