How to install MedCalc on Linux

Wine is a compatibility layer that allows you to run Windows software directly on macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS systems. It uses the open-source Wine technology to translate Windows commands into native system calls, eliminating the need for a Windows license or virtual machine. For details, see WineHQ.org

How to install Wine on Zorin OS

We recommend against using Zorin's Windows App Support, since it does not install the most recent version of Wine. Furthermore it is slow and does not allow good integration of MedCalc in the Zorin operating system.

Use the instructions for installation on Ubuntu below.

Install Wine on Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Open the Terminal application on your Ubuntu machine.

Update your system ussing the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Run the following commands:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 
sudo mkdir -pm755 /etc/apt/keyrings
wget -O - https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/winehq-archive.key -
sudo wget -NP /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/dists/$(. /etc/os-release && echo $UBUNTU_CODENAME)/winehq-$(. /etc/os-release && echo $UBUNTU_CODENAME).sources
sudo apt update
sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable

Check the Wine installation by running the command:

wine --version

It should show wine-10.0, or a higher version number.

Install MedCalc

First install the Arial font (MedCalc will work much better with this font).

wget https://sget.nl/arial32.exe
wine arial32.exe

Next, get the MedCalc installer:

wget https://www.medcalc.org/download/medcalcsetup64.exe

Start the installer:

wine medcalcsetup64.exe

and complete the MedCalc setup wizard.

A MedCalc icon will be placed on the desktop. You can use this to start MedCalc. You may need to first right-click on the icon and on the context menu select "Allow Launching".

Make text in user interface nicer and larger

You may find that the text used in the MedCalc user interface too small.

To enlarge, use winecfg in Terminal. In the dialog box, on the Graphics tab, enlarge the Screen resolution.

Wine configuration

How to associate MedCalc data files (*.mc1) with MedCalc.

Much like Microsoft's Office files, or LibreOffice files, MedCalc's data files are essentially zip files.

When you double-click an *.mc1 file in the Files app, the file may be unzipped, but not opened in MedCalc.

To associate the *.mc1 files with MedCalc, right-click on an mc1 file and select "Open with" on the context menu. Select (or enter) open with: wine.

How to remove a Windows program from Wine

To uninstall a program use the following command in Terminal:

wine uninstaller

In the dialog box, you can select the programs you want to uninstall:

Wine uninstaller