Metatrader 5 Swissquote Install on Wine 5 / Linux - October 2020

This article explains the installation of Metatrader 5 on Linux. The distribution used was OpenSuse Leap 15.2

Install 7z

sudo zypper in p7zip-full

Install PlayOnLinux

Use the root user to submit these operations:

zypper in PlayOnLinux

There will more packages installed hence answer y.

Prepare a configuration file for playonlinux

Put the following setting in a file called "mtconfig". Checkout the winversion. It is recommended to take the latest stable version.


#!/usr/bin/env playonlinux-bash
[ "$PLAYONLINUX" = "" ] && exit 0
source "$PLAYONLINUX/lib/sources"

TITLE="MetaTrader 5 SQ"
PREFIX="MT5SQ-20201014"
WINEVERSION="5.19"
WINEARCH="win32"
WINEPREFIX="~/.wine32"

POL_SetupWindow_Init
POL_Debug_Init

POL_SetupWindow_presentation "$TITLE" "$TITLE" "http://www.metatrader5.com/" "AVA" "$PREFIX"
POL_System_SetArch "x64"
POL_Wine_SelectPrefix "$PREFIX"
POL_Wine_PrefixCreate "$WINEVERSION"
POL_Wine_InstallFonts truetype
Set_OS "win10"
cd "$WINEPREFIX/drive_q"
POL_Download "https://download.mql5.com/cdn/web/metaquotes.software.corp/mt5/mt5setup.exe"
POL_Call POL_Install_LunaTheme
POL_Wine_WaitBefore "$TITLE"
POL_Wine --ignore-errors "mt5setup.exe"
POL_Wine_WaitExit "$TITLE"
POL_Shortcut "terminal.exe" "$TITLE"
POL_SetupWindow_Close
exit

Next call playonlinux

--> tools --> run a local script -> mtconfig

After successful installation you can start Metatrader on Linux with this command.

wine /home/yourUser/PlayOnLinux\'s\ virtual\ drives/MT5SQ_20201014/drive_c/Program\ Files/MetaTrader\ 5/terminal64.exe

Published: Oct. 14, 2020

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