Linux Support
The Client software of Complete Time Tracking Professional is supported on Linux. To install on Linux the Complete Time Tracking Professional Client software must be installed under Wine (http://www.winehq.org/), a compatibility layer for running Windows programs under Linux. The Server software is supported on Windows only.
Supported Configurations
The following configuration has been tested with the Client software:
Ubuntu Edgy 6.10 Linux
Wine 0.9.49
Complete Time Tracking Professional may work on other Linux distributions. We recommend using the latest stable release of Wine available for your Linux distribution.
Functionality Differences
Wine does not provide complete Windows emulation and as such there are differences in behavior when running Complete Time Tracking Professional under Wine when compared to running on Windows, typically in areas of window management. The main differences are as follows:
| • | The main time tracking window cannot be hidden off the edge of the screen. Instead the window hides to the system tray. When the main window is closed it is simple hidden from view and can be displayed again by clicking the Complete Time Tracking Professional icon in the system tray. You can exit Complete Time Tracking Professional by selecting File, Exit from the menu or selecting Exit from the right-click popup menu from the icon in the system tray. |
| • | The main time tracking window is not set to stay on top of all other windows. A taskbar button is shown to enable easy selection of the window. |
| • | Previewing and printing reports may not be available depending on the distribution and version of Linux and the version of Wine that you are using. Typically preview and print will work however some aspects of reports may not display or print correctly. For example, the Weekly Timesheet report and Full Details reports which display and print in landscape mode may display and print in portrait mode. |
| • | The online help, accessed from the Help menu or from the Help item in the Wine program group menu, may not display. Wine's support for CHM (compiled HTML help) files is improving. |
| • | The PDF user manual, accessed from the Help menu or from the User Manual item in the Wine program group menu, may not display unless a PDF viewer is installed under Wine. |
| • | Exporting reports in Microsoft Word (.doc) format may not work unless Microsoft Word is installed under Wine. |
| • | User interface skinning (themeing) is disabled. |
| • | The ability to start when the computer starts is not available and therefore disabled. |
| • | Two icons may appear on the desktop after installation. If a ".lnk" file appears after installation you can safely delete it. |
Installing Complete Time Tracking Professional
Installing and Configuring Wine
To install Complete Time Tracking Professional you must first install Wine. Some Linux distributions have Wine pre-installed. We recommend using the latest version of Wine. For instructions on downloading and installing Wine on your Linux distribution see the following web page:
http://www.winehq.org/site/download
Installing Complete Time Tracking Professional Under Wine
Type "wine [SetupProgram.exe]" (where SetupProgram.exe is the Client installation file for Complete Time Tracking Professional that you downloaded) at the shell prompt/terminal window.
$ wine [SetupProgram.exe]
The installation wizard will appear. Follow the steps in the wizard. You should typically install under the C:\Program Files directory.
Wine and Windows Configuration
Windows Version:
Note: Wine must be configured to mimic Windows 2000 for Complete Time Tracking Professional to work. Windows 98 emulation is known to cause program failures. Run "winecfg" from the shell prompt/terminal window, then on the Applications tab change the Windows Version for "Default Settings" to Windows 2000, or alternatively select Add application and navigate to the installation directory for Complete Time Tracking Professional in the drive_c\Program Files directory, select CompleteTimeTrackingPro.exe and click Open, then set Windows Version to Windows 2000.
$ winecfg
Regional Settings:
The date, time and currency formats used in Complete Time Tracking Professional come from the Windows regional settings. In Windows you typically change this from the Regional and Language Options in the Control Panel, then select Customize, Time, Time format and so on. Under Wine you may be able to change this using one of the following techniques:
a) Run the regional settings control panel applet under Wine from the shell prompt/terminal window:
$ wine control.exe intl.cpl
On the Regional Options tab click Customize.
b) Use the Windows registry editor under Wine from the shell prompt/terminal window:
$ wine regedit.exe
Navigate to the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International key and create or change the following string values:
| • | sTimeFormat, example value: HH:mm:ss |
| • | sShortDate, example value: MM/dd/yyyy |
| • | sCurrency, example value: $ |
| • | sDate, date separator, example value: / |
| • | sTime, time separator, example value: : |
| • | sDecimal, decimal separator, example value: . |
| • | sThousand, thousand separator, example value: , |
| • | sMonDecimalSep, monetary decimal separator, example value: . |
| • | sMonThousandSep, monetary thousands separator, example value: , |
More Information:
Further information about using and configuring Wine can be found at the following web sites:
Uninstalling Complete Time Tracking Professional
To uninstall Complete Time Tracking Professional either select Uninstall or Repair from the Complete Time Tracking Professional Client group in the Wine Programs menu, or type "uninstaller" from the shell prompt / terminal window, select Complete Time Tracking Professional and select Remove or Uninstall.
$ uninstaller
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