Run LDCad on Chromebook?

[Jaco van der Molen]

Hi all,

Would it be possible to run LDCad on a Chromebook?
Since it is Linux based and a linux terminal can be installed.
Or do you need a Linux OS for that?

Just curious.

[Orion Pobursky]

Hi all,

Would it be possible to run LDCad on a Chromebook?
Since it is Linux based and a linux terminal can be installed.
Or do you need a Linux OS for that?

Just curious.

Hmm. I'm trying to remember if I tried this or not. I'm leaning toward it not working but that may have been an OpenGL issue and the age of my ChromeBook.

[Jaco van der Molen]

Hmm. I'm trying to remember if I tried this or not. I'm leaning toward it not working but that may have been an OpenGL issue and the age of my ChromeBook.

OK, my chromebook is fairly new HP x360 11 G2 EE.
I read that most newer chromebooks support OpenGL.

But can you just run from the command terminal or is a Linux OS needed, eg make a duo-boot?
This seems complicated.

I have turned on Linux Beta and can run a terminal window.
I'v downloaded the LDCad tar file and extracted to a special Linux files folder that was created.
Next, I was able to run setup.sh (I think)... but then what?

[Roland Melkert]

I have turned on Linux Beta and can run a terminal window.
I'v downloaded the LDCad tar file and extracted to a special Linux files folder that was created.
Next, I was able to run setup.sh (I think)... but then what?

setup.sh tries to install the binairy/data files to the appropriate places (like a setup does for windows).

If successful the program appears in the graphics section of the main 'start menu'. I have no idea if this method works on a chrome book.

Simply running the 32 or 64 binary standalone might work better.

If the binary won't work using Wine with the windows version might be an alternative.