How to Install Qspice on Linux

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How to Install Qspice on Linux

  1. Create a bootable USB drive with Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment)
    You can use Ventoy to copy the Windows PE ISO image to your USB drive.

  2. Install Qspice on the USB drive
    After booting your computer from the USB drive using Windows PE, install Qspice directly onto the USB drive. Then, run Qspice and apply the Qspice update if available.

  3. Copy Qspice to your Linux system
    After installing, reboot into Linux. Then, copy the Qspice installation folder from the USB drive to your Linux hard drive.

  4. Run Qspice using Lutris
    Use Lutris to run the Qspice executable. Follow the setup based on the configuration examples provided.

**** Lutris configuration screens Click here: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

How to Update Qspice

To update Qspice, simply repeat the same process:

  • Boot into Windows PE.
  • Reinstall Qspice on the USB drive and run the update.
  • Copy the new installation over the existing one on your Linux hard drive.

Done! Qspice will now be up to date.

Note about the Qspice Installer

The main issue with this process is that both the Qspice installer and updater perform strict checks on the operating system, requiring Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.

Because of this, Wine is unable to “trick” the installer, and Qspice cannot be installed directly on Linux.

It would be much more practical if the developers simply showed a warning about the recommended Windows version, instead of blocking the installation entirely. That way, Linux users would be able to install and update Qspice more easily.