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Title: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: huskypower2015 on November 06, 2015, 10:08:46 AM
To my understanding, Betcoin.ag does not have a linux client available for poker players. While there are the other two options: I do not own a tablet nor can I access the Web client without flash crashing. (No, I am not changing browsers. I attempted it with FF, Chrome, and IE. All failed to get me into the Web client.)

Without forking over several hundred dollars to ol Billy, what options do I have to play poker with BTC?

A stupid idea came by me recently and I thought that a VPS would be good. I assume I am wrong?


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Betcoin.AG on November 06, 2015, 07:20:11 PM
To my understanding, Betcoin.ag does not have a linux client available for poker players. While there are the other two options: I do not own a tablet nor can I access the Web client without flash crashing. (No, I am not changing browsers. I attempted it with FF, Chrome, and IE. All failed to get me into the Web client.)

Without forking over several hundred dollars to ol Billy, what options do I have to play poker with BTC?

A stupid idea came by me recently and I thought that a VPS would be good. I assume I am wrong?

huskypower2015 excellent question and this could depend on which linux distribution that your are using.  We have many players that have been able to play using ubuntu and chrome, however some of these players have had issues on Firefox. 

Many of the programmers who also use Linux have also confirmed success in testing the web version using ubuntu and chrome.  Please let us know if this works for you and we can help you with this anytime. 


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: OshiMike on November 06, 2015, 07:37:33 PM
I can confirm great success on Ubuntu/Chrome. Good luck OP!


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Betcoin.AG on November 06, 2015, 10:24:08 PM
I can confirm great success on Ubuntu/Chrome. Good luck OP!

Thank you for sharing your experience OshiMike.  We appreciate the feedback and suggestions at all times. 


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: huskypower2015 on November 07, 2015, 01:36:29 AM
Does Opera work well with the web client? Can you MT with the web client?


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: enhu on November 07, 2015, 02:59:37 AM
Which derivative are you using?
I'm using ubunto studio and browser works well, maybe you have to update the browser and the flash to make it work.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Xiaoxiao on November 07, 2015, 03:38:13 AM
Is Ubuntu the best Linux distribution?  Which other distributions have had a good success rate?


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: huskypower2015 on November 07, 2015, 03:52:45 AM
I am using Linux Mint 17.2 Distro.

Even with an apt-get update && upgrade, nothing seems to work.

That is why I asked about Opera. It seems to work, but I still need to set it up.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: bitbaby on November 07, 2015, 05:09:09 AM
Has someone tried to install their windows client on ubuntu using WINE? I think it might work, I don't have WINE installed right now but I'll see if I set it up and get it working their or OP you can install virtualbox and have windows inside it for windows apps.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: huskypower2015 on November 07, 2015, 05:21:27 AM
Has someone tried to install their windows client on ubuntu using WINE? I think it might work, I don't have WINE installed right now but I'll see if I set it up and get it working their or OP you can install virtualbox and have windows inside it for windows apps.
One could; however, I have tried the windows client on my Mint box and Wine would not work. It is simply not compatible even with all the available drivers and any previous .NET installations.

Also, I do not have a bootable W7 for a VBox.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: NLNico on November 07, 2015, 09:06:17 AM
You could use VirtualBox and get official free Windows image from modern.ie (https://dev.modern.ie/tools/vms/linux/). Can install Betcoin, SWC, HEM, etc there. Only need to reinstall everything every 90 days because thats a Windows trial.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: enhu on November 07, 2015, 12:25:26 PM

I have tried WINE before and I thought its helping me but it didn't because I end up reinstalling a fresh Linux system.  Just so you know once you have wine and keep using windows with it, you can actually acquire virus. I thought it was impossible because i'm using Linux but it really can.

Anyway huskypower2015, the way to update firefox is to click Help in the menu and then About Firefox, it will scan automatically and update.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: huskypower2015 on November 07, 2015, 07:36:27 PM
Again, I have used Wine and it did not work. Also, I cannot risk downloading any files for a VM on the off chance that a malicious file has been integrated onto the W7 partition. I would also like to say that I have the latest FF browser with the latest Flash file ,(which BTW, seems to not work for any site now. I hate flash.)

I asked about Opera. Has anyone, even a developer, had any problems with the Web client on Opera and can one multi-table on the Web client?

Thank you.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Joel_Jantsen on November 07, 2015, 07:47:32 PM
There is an article on github regarding this.Node.js does the job for all the Ubuntu users .Though little bit knowledge is needed to implement the so called "hot-fix".Basically you install node.js with npm and node-gyp.You have to also install express.js.Once you've downloaded you're native dependencies you got to add them into your ev-path varibles.Did the job for me :)


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: huskypower2015 on November 07, 2015, 09:35:44 PM
Okay, so...Opera works. I got onto the Web Client with ease! One problem, there are no punters nor are there any tables for Hold'em. The main site says there are 30 players and 11 active tables yet there are no tables on the client at all.

Anyone tell me what is going on?


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: dooglus on November 28, 2015, 10:48:21 PM
I can confirm great success on Ubuntu/Chrome. Good luck OP!

What do you see if you right-click in the flash-client? I'm interested in the version string.

I see this - note how once I click on the 'tournament' tab everything freezes, and the last game it shows (1K CAGE) is incomplete - the blue background stops part way across:

https://i.imgur.com/fB2Qyna.png


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: dooglus on November 28, 2015, 10:55:41 PM
Has someone tried to install their windows client on ubuntu using WINE? I think it might work, I don't have WINE installed right now but I'll see if I set it up and get it working their

I've tried using WINE. It loads up fine, and even lets me view the full list of tournaments. But as soon as I log in, a small window pops up with the title "Poker Client", its content never gets drawn, and everything from that point on is frozen:

https://i.imgur.com/KAZVMlS.png

https://i.imgur.com/fn9yVlL.png

or OP you can install virtualbox and have windows inside it for windows apps.

I would do that if I had a copy of Windows, but I don't.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: dooglus on November 29, 2015, 12:09:54 AM
I did eventually get it working using something called "MicroXP" in VirtualBox.

None of the browser bits work, like the bottom bit of the screenshot below, but the games seem to play alright.

https://i.imgur.com/HrY8A3O.png

I'm not sure why there are so many different OSS #13 events. I guess some of them are labelled wrong, but that's probably not the VM's fault.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: bitbaby on November 29, 2015, 02:56:32 AM
I did eventually get it working using something called "MicroXP" in VirtualBox.

None of the browser bits work, like the bottom bit of the screenshot below, but the games seem to play alright.

https://i.imgur.com/HrY8A3O.png

I'm not sure why there are so many different OSS #13 events. I guess some of them are labelled wrong, but that's probably not the VM's fault.

If the game works then that's all that matters. I guess this is solved then, if you're on linux and want to play with a client which is not yet available for linux, just install virtual box and a windows os and you can download and play with it, plus it is safe as if in case the client has some bad stuff it won't get out of the virtual environment.

Thanks for testing it out, I almost forgot about it.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Betcoin.AG on November 30, 2015, 08:46:27 PM
Please continue to share your Linux feedback here for Betcoin Poker.  We will continue to improve this interface and connectivity as well. 


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: dooglus on November 30, 2015, 10:04:40 PM
Please continue to share your Linux feedback here for Betcoin Poker.  We will continue to improve this interface and connectivity as well. 

Basically it doesn't work in the Linux version of Flash, and it doesn't work in WINE.

The only way I had any success was installing some kind of Windows inside a virtual machine. And then it's really not running in Linux at all, is it.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Betcoin.AG on November 30, 2015, 11:49:09 PM
Please continue to share your Linux feedback here for Betcoin Poker.  We will continue to improve this interface and connectivity as well. 

Basically it doesn't work in the Linux version of Flash, and it doesn't work in WINE.

The only way I had any success was installing some kind of Windows inside a virtual machine. And then it's really not running in Linux at all, is it.

Ok, good feedback, were you able to try it on Ubuntu and Chrome?  We have reported success using this. 


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Slark on November 30, 2015, 11:54:51 PM
Well, I am not a techie, just a user and customer, but I heard that Flash and Java both are being neglected by google and they are fully swing over to new standard HTML5.
So my question is: Is there any chance of fully HTML5 versions of Betcoin.ag?


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: skierchewing on December 01, 2015, 01:52:19 AM
it works fine to me


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: dooglus on December 01, 2015, 11:56:41 PM
Ok, good feedback, were you able to try it on Ubuntu and Chrome?  We have reported success using this. 

I don't use either, due to privacy concerns.

I use Chromium, which is Chrome without all the Google stuff in it, and Debian which is Ubuntu without the spyware.

The flash poker client works until I click the 'tournaments' tab, at which point it shows about 10 and a half rows of tournaments and locks up hard.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Betcoin.AG on December 02, 2015, 12:17:08 AM
Well, I am not a techie, just a user and customer, but I heard that Flash and Java both are being neglected by google and they are fully swing over to new standard HTML5.
So my question is: Is there any chance of fully HTML5 versions of Betcoin.ag?

There certainly is a chance and we will keep you updated on this possibility in the beginning of the new year.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Betcoin.AG on December 02, 2015, 12:17:34 AM
it works fine to me

Thank you for your feedback.  Is this Ubuntu and Chrome setup as well?


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Betcoin.AG on December 02, 2015, 12:18:40 AM
Ok, good feedback, were you able to try it on Ubuntu and Chrome?  We have reported success using this. 

I don't use either, due to privacy concerns.

I use Chromium, which is Chrome without all the Google stuff in it, and Debian which is Ubuntu without the spyware.

The flash poker client works until I click the 'tournaments' tab, at which point it shows about 10 and a half rows of tournaments and locks up hard.

We would be interested in seeing a possible image of this or video Dooglus.  Is this possible to share?


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: dooglus on December 02, 2015, 12:32:16 AM
Ok, good feedback, were you able to try it on Ubuntu and Chrome?  We have reported success using this.  

I don't use either, due to privacy concerns.

I use Chromium, which is Chrome without all the Google stuff in it, and Debian which is Ubuntu without the spyware.

The flash poker client works until I click the 'tournaments' tab, at which point it shows about 10 and a half rows of tournaments and locks up hard.

We would be interested in seeing a possible image of this or video Dooglus.  Is this possible to share?

Yeah. I reported this a few days ago in this thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1239304.msg13096669#msg13096669) and posted this image:

https://i.imgur.com/fB2Qyna.png

Note how the last displayed tournament line is only partially complete. The blue stops part way across.

I just tried again with a slightly narrower browser and got slightly different results.

Before switching to the tournament tab everything's fine:

https://i.imgur.com/nKLKUVy.png

After switching to the tournament tab it's locked up, and the last line is incomplete:

https://i.imgur.com/HFDZevU.png

I reloaded and tried again. It froze in the exact same place. Right-clicking shows the version of the flash plugin I'm using:

https://i.imgur.com/iIK3gz0.png

Note that in all three of these crashes the broken line is the "1K CAGE" game. I don't know if that's relevant.

I also see that the column headings don't line up right with the content. The "Tournament Name" column isn't wide enough to fit the long names in, and it's causing the following columns to be messed up. Under "state" we see "free", which should be under "buy-in", etc. I don't know if the same happens in the Windows flash plug-in or not.


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: Betcoin.AG on December 02, 2015, 01:47:21 AM
Ok, good feedback, were you able to try it on Ubuntu and Chrome?  We have reported success using this.  

I don't use either, due to privacy concerns.

I use Chromium, which is Chrome without all the Google stuff in it, and Debian which is Ubuntu without the spyware.

The flash poker client works until I click the 'tournaments' tab, at which point it shows about 10 and a half rows of tournaments and locks up hard.

We would be interested in seeing a possible image of this or video Dooglus.  Is this possible to share?

Yeah. I reported this a few days ago in this thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1239304.msg13096669#msg13096669) and posted this image:

https://i.imgur.com/fB2Qyna.png

Note how the last displayed tournament line is only partially complete. The blue stops part way across.

I just tried again with a slightly narrower browser and got slightly different results.

Before switching to the tournament tab everything's fine:

https://i.imgur.com/nKLKUVy.png

After switching to the tournament tab it's locked up, and the last line is incomplete:

https://i.imgur.com/HFDZevU.png

I reloaded and tried again. It froze in the exact same place. Right-clicking shows the version of the flash plugin I'm using:

https://i.imgur.com/iIK3gz0.png

Note that in all three of these crashes the broken line is the "1K CAGE" game. I don't know if that's relevant.

I also see that the column headings don't line up right with the content. The "Tournament Name" column isn't wide enough to fit the long names in, and it's causing the following columns to be messed up. Under "state" we see "free", which should be under "buy-in", etc. I don't know if the same happens in the Windows flash plug-in or not.

Thank you for this.  We will continue to review it further. 


Title: Re: Betcoin.ag Poker for Linux
Post by: makishart on June 29, 2016, 08:00:29 PM
I am on opensuse leap.
I tried first on ff and I got a crash all the times. I then tried wine and it couln't launch. Then I installed chromium (I don't want to install chrome) with latest flash and it starts 1 of 2 times but I cannot enter any other categorie (tournys, sitngo) other than holdem.
It's a shame a bitcoin poker platform to start on windows. I think you have no idea what it's all about. You just failed.