Full Tilt Poker Ubuntu

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Full Tilt Poker is one of the most popular online poker sites on the net. It's also one of the most inclusive, since it has native versions of its client software available for nearly all of the major platforms. All versions of Windows are supported, from archaic 95 through to the new Windows 7, and it's even available on Apple Mac, with the last couple of iterations of OS X supported.

But what about other platforms? How about Linux? Are there any versions of the client software for any of the major popular desktop distributions of Linux? Specifically, is there a "Full Tilt Poker Ubuntu" client available?

The short answer is no ... and yet, it's also yes. While there isn't a specific Full Tilt Poker Ubuntu version available in any repository, there is a reliable method for getting the Windows version to run under Ubuntu that can be achieved with minimal hassle - just a few mouse clicks, in fact. In this article, we'll show you how.

Full Tilt Poker on Ubuntu Using WINE

The ability to run Windows applications under Linux is achieved using a package called WINE, a self referencing acronym for the term Wine Is Not an Emulator. Basically, WINE is a library of components that implement the core of Windows 98, without referencing any of Microsoft's code. Since passing its version 1.0 milestone last year, work has begun on adding compatibility with later versions of Windows as well.

WINE has reached the point where most major Windows applications will in fact run out-of-the-box with no tweaking required. Full Tilt Poker is not, however, a mainstream application, and has one or two small adjustments that need to be made for maximum compatibility. However, none of these require special skills.

Installing Full Tilt Poker Ubuntu

From the desktop, click the Applications menu and choose Add/Remove Applications. This will open the software manager, allowing you to browse through the repository of available applications to install. Choose the latest version of WINE, and let it install itself.

That done, you will need to download a copy of the Full Tilt Poker software for Windows. Once it's down, run the installer in WINE. You'll need to follow the prompts just like any Windows application installation, and the Full Tilt Poker software will check for the latest version and update itself accordingly.

It's literally as simple as that.

Final Tweaks

Before you can start playing at Full Tilt Poker, you need to make two small tweaks to your system to make sure that the necessary components are in place when the Full Tilt Poker client asks for them. First, from the Ubuntu repository, you'll need to install the Windows font pack. This pack is free as in beer, but not as in air, which is why most people don't install it by default: it's an idealogical issue.

Then you need to download and install the latest version of the Flash Player for Windows, and install it in WINE. Actually, this isn't a strict requirement, but it's necessary if you want to view hand data.

And just like that, you're good to go: you have a 100% working Full Tilt Poker Ubuntu client.