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stanleyella

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Posted: 09:16pm 22 Feb 2026

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I downloased mmedit and extracted
changes.txt
install.txt
mmedit6.tar.gz
mmedit5_32_64.exe
mmedit5_xp_portable.zip
readme.txt

I only recently installed linux mint and don't know how to install mmedit. Do I use wine?

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Posted: 09:34pm 22 Feb 2026

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I would start by reading readme.txt

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Posted: 12:21am 23 Feb 2026

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Open the folder where you extracted MMEDIT to from the downloaded ZIP file.

Right-click on the MMEDIT file(no extension)

Check that there is a tick in the "Execute" option - where it says to allow executing the file as a program. If there is a tick in that box already, that's good. If there is not a tick in that box, left-click it to put a tick in that box, then click the CLOSE button.

Double-click the MMEDIT file, and it should open.

If it does not, as per the readme.txt file, you may need to install a couple of extra packages. Copy and paste the following, into the terminal(open the terminal first!)

sudo apt-get install qtbase5-dev libqt5webkit5

Press ENTER, and Mint should go away to the internet, get those packages and install them.
If prompted for your password, enter it to continue.

That should get you up and running.

Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!

stanleyella

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Posted: 06:28pm 23 Feb 2026

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Thanks for the replies. I extracted the mmedit5.tar.gz file and now got desktop shortcuts to mmedit and mmcc. Great, another reason to not use win 11.
Mate cinnamon is easy to install and set up and easy enough to get the hang of.
regards stan.

stanleyella

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Posted: 09:53pm 23 Feb 2026

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When I tried to flash/load a prog to pico in mmcc select pico vga/hdmi, 11500
then there's tcpip or ttyusb0. neither connects?? it's not the connection cable, it works on win pc. Is there something I got to do in linux?

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Posted: 02:46am 24 Feb 2026

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Are you a member of the dialout group?
I don't know if your version of Linux adds you automatically.

At a command prompt:
enter groups
That will list all the groups you belong to. If dialout is not in the list, you will have to add yourself to it.

There are others here who are much better qualified than me to advise you.

There was a book "Linux for dummies" many years ago. It is still useful and I expect there have been updates since I bought my copy.

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Posted: 08:05am 24 Feb 2026

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We've been round this before.

Yes you need to be in dialout and if just addded you need to log out & back in.

Next, look at the details of /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyACM0 and see which user & group it has.

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stanleyella

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Posted: 05:09pm 24 Feb 2026

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I googled linux mint ttlusb0 and got this
Open Terminal.
Enter the following command, replacing <username> with the name of your account. sudo usermod -a -G dialout <username>
Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

now mmcc connects, happy days! maybe put in the linux mmedit help.txt?

thanks for mentioning groups... never heard of them.
I managed to avoid the win 11 terminal and win commands but the mint terminal and linux commands is something I can't avoid.
These commands I copy/paste from the internet as I don't know them off the top of my head... a need to know when necessary basis.
regards stan.

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Posted: 08:25pm 24 Feb 2026

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Start here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=linux+tutorial+for+beginners

I will put the link into the mmedit readme.txt file.

Jim

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stanleyella

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Posted: 09:01pm 24 Feb 2026

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Jim, mmedit and mmcc working fine now on linux mint. Great stuff. linux for dummies... no. internet for linux info for me. can be specific linux mint. This has been win 11 messup by me and with the posts on the forum about dump win 11 and try linux mint I did try it and it's great. does what I did in windows 11 only differently.
now mmedit and mmcc working another reason to stick with mint.
I found the chromium from the app installer was odd so installed from terminal same gparted not listed so installed from terminal.
anyone thinking of linux over windows, it depends on what you do. The usual browser stuff is ok, youtube is as win or better, there's torrent software... say no more.
mint can replace win 11 imho... dunno about great cow basic for linux though.
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stanleyella

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Posted: 09:31pm 24 Feb 2026

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Jim, just a thought as a new linux user but maybe more emphasis on mmedit6.tar.gz in the install mmedit ie extract it, then double click mmedit or mmcc and make shortcuts.
It only hints at using mmedit6.tar.gz for linux install. took a while for me to figure out. hoping as other linux protagonists people try linux and does it do everything win 11 did,

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