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Windows component(s) prerequisites for FitBit Simulator

‎11-13-2018 01:48

‎11-13-2018 01:48

We are working on making a workflow to install http://dev.fitbit.com software needed for FitBit device development but the system requirements are not listed. Specifically the Windows components like .NET, Visual C++ Redistributable Version 20XX?

 

Thank you,

Jonathan 

Jonathan Michael Duff ( Director )
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‎11-13-2018 03:30

‎11-13-2018 03:30

I'm not aware of any specific requirements for the simulator. It's an Electron app with an installer. Are you having issues with the installation?

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‎11-13-2018 23:43

In response to JonFitbit

‎11-13-2018 23:43

The installer fails under Wine. 

Because it is an Electron app ( https://electronjs.org )

The install can be extracted with 7z but is there an official Linux compatible download for the FitBit Simulator?

Jonathan Michael Duff ( Director )
International Technology And Science
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‎11-13-2018 23:46

In response to JD33DJ

‎11-13-2018 23:46

No. The simulator only officially runs on Windows and MacOS.

Peter McLennan
Gondwana Software
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‎11-14-2018 00:07

In response to Gondwana

‎11-14-2018 00:07

Based on discussions I've seen in the community, it is possible to run the simulator on Wine.

 

"You have to configure Wine to run a Windows 8.1 environment"
 
env WINEPREFIX=~/.wine32 WINEARCH=win32 winecfg
env WINEPREFIX=~/.wine32 wine .wine32/drive_c/users/greg/Local\ Settings/Application\ Data/Programs/@fitbitsimulator/Fitbit\ OS\ Simulator.exe
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