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Recently, we have found that Linux users can play online poker too. As many Linux users may already have found out, the usual Windows .exe files are not compatible with Linux. However, a few online poker rooms have java based no download poker clients in which Linux can be used to play. The only necessary component is an internet browser that has java installed.

Poker is everywhere nowadays, from television to books to poker rooms popping up in almost every casino -- and of course, you can play poker online. Unfortunately, many of the most popular sites say they require Windows. However, as with most software strings that bind you to a particular proprietary operating system, these bonds are easily cut.
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Looking to improve my game but frustrated by some sites' lack of support for Linux clients, I sent an email to the support for one of the first online gaming sites I tried. The site's support team indicated that their client software would run on Linux under and they even offered some help if I had any difficulty getting it to work. I tried it, and it worked perfectly for me under Wine.

Mac and Linux online poker
Macintosh (Mac) and Linux community used to form a very small part of the poker industry hence very few rooms offered Mac and Linux support. As the community grows more and more poker rooms are developing Mac and Linux compatible software’s. Here I will discuss a few poker rooms that support Linux and Mac and what other utilities you need to install on your computer for them to work properly.

How Linux users can perform ways to play online poker using the free Linux operating system
Playing poker using Linux can be frustration to non advanced Linux users. Because most online poker rooms are Windows based there is a gap for Linux users wanting to play poker on Linux. There are some options for Linux users such as performing dual boots, running Wine, or playing at Java based poker rooms.A lot of Linux users despise running Windows and performing dual boots. A dual boot will allow the Linux user to run Windows temporarily to play at their specified online poker room. Of course, the Linux user will also have to purchase Windows in order to run both operating systems. In any case both Linux and Windows can not be run at the same time. For those that don’t mind running Windows this is a very viable option and allows for the most flexibility in the long run. Performing a dual boot can be found at the page.
Here are some rooms which offer both Mac and Linux support. 1) Full Tilt Poker
2) Party Poker
3) Poker Room
4) Pacific Poker
5) Euro Poker
Except for Full Tilt Poker all other rooms offer no download version of their software.
In case you didn't know, full tilt poker is the only room that provides a dedicated Mac client or software. The software is specially developed for Mac and you don’t need to install any tools like PC emulator for it to work. Just download and play.
Let’s discuss how to play poker using a no download version. Your browser should have Java1.1 or Java Virtual Machine (JVM) installed. If you don’t have it installed you can get the latest version of JVM Mac users can download Mac OS Runtime for Java (MRJ 2.2.5) from apple

arty Poker released today, which is their latest Mac compatible no download version. Party Poker Anywhere offers a bunch of improvements over NoDownload (the previous beta version) including real money play, faster interface, improved menus, and more features. Party Anywhere is still in beta, which means there’s room for improvement.
Real money cash game play is the biggest improvement that Anywhere has over the previous no download version. For the very first time Mac users can play at Party Poker without the use of PC emulating software. And of course, you can now play party poker anywhere on a Mac, PC, or Linux without having to download the software.
Tested on safari, the real money play works great. It took less then a minute to make a deposit with my Neteller account and have the funds available in my account, and start playing. The games moved smooth and snappy, advanced action buttons worked, and I won my first two hands in a row.
Mac users can either follow the above step or download Safari which is nothing but a web browser from Apple with built in Java support. No need of downloading and installing MRJ 2.2.5 on this browser.
I'm glad I asked. I had not thought of using Wine, and would not have tried it without prompting. It had been several years since I last used Wine, and my previous attempt was met with mixed results.