ORTS-MG version(s) based on .Net 6 do not run under Linux (Ubuntu-based Linux Mint)

[mgavioli]

Context: Linux Mint 21.1, wine 8.0.1 (latest stable).

I understand that running under Linux/wine is not a top priority; still, as the wiki itself approaches this topic, it seems worth raising the point.

The ORTS-MG versions requiring .Net 6 crash under my Linux (I tried 1.4.11).

The last usable version (albeit with some shortcomings, like almost all items under "Tools" not doing anything) for me is 1.4.8.

Installation details (referring to version 1.4.11):

• create new wine prefix:
  $> env WINEPREFIX="<prefix_path>" winecfg
• in winecfg set to Windows 10 emulation;
• add corefonts and dotnet6 extensions:
  $> env WINEPREFIX="<prefix_path>" winetricks corefonts dotnet6
• extract "OpenRails_MG_1.4.11_Program.zip" in "<prefix_path>/drive_c";
• run $> env WINEPREFIX="<prefix_path>" wine "<prefix_path>/drive_c/Program/net6.0-windows/Menu.exe"

result:

It looks like the .Net 6 built-in into winetricks is not enough (or not the correct one?). Following the link in the error dialogue box leads to https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-6.0.16-windows-x64-installer?cid=getdotnetcore downloading windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.16-win-x64.exe

So, I deleted the whole prefix and started again from scratch:

• create new wine prefix:
  $> WINEPREFIX="<prefix_path>" winecfg
• in winecfg set to Windows 10 emulation;
• add corefonts extension:
  $> WINEPREFIX="<prefix_path>" winetricks corefonts
• run the previously downloaded .Net 6 package:
  &> env WINEPREFIX="<prefix_path>" wine "<wine_cache_path>/windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.16-win-x64.exe"
• extract "OpenRails_MG_1.4.11_Program.zip" in "<prefix_path>/drive_c";
• run $> env WINEPREFIX="<prefix_path>" wine "<prefix_path>/drive_c/Program/net6.0-windows/Menu.exe"

result:

and the programme seems stuck here (waiting brings no change and attempting to close it brings up the system box <Programme> does not respond. [Force closing] / [Wait].

• install DXVK (as per its own github page instructions) and re-run Menu.exe: same result as above.

Any suggestion is welcome! Thanks!

[perpetualKid]

I have no idea about that, sorry!
Any contribution is welcome but I personally wont be able to engage on that topic.

[mgavioli]

Thanks for the reply. I did not actually expected Linux issues to be actually supported, I mostly posted this issue in case someone else run into it and/or is able to find some fix or work-around.

It is worth noting, though, that moving to .Net 6 did not improve portability but, at least for me, prevented it: I'll stick to 1.4.8, thanks for the good work!

[perpetualKid]

I'll move this to discussions so it doesn't get lost easily, but afaik there is no work done until someone volunteers and contributes.