How to install MetaTrader 5 on a Chromebook

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Today we are looking at how to install MetaTrader 5, the Desktop Version, on a Chromebook.  Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below.

If you have any questions, please contact us via a YouTube comment and we would be happy to assist you!

This tutorial will only work on Chromebooks with an Intel or AMD CPU (with Linux Apps Support) and not those with an ARM64 architecture CPU.

Commands Used:
1) sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
2) wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key
3) sudo apt-key add winehq.key
4) echo "deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/debian/ buster main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wine.list
5) echo "deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Emulators:/Wine:/Debian/Debian_10 ./" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wine.list
6) sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys DFA175A75104960E
7) sudo apt update
8) sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-stable
9) winecfg
10) wget http://files.metaquotes.net/metaquotes.software.corp/mt5/mt5setup.exe
11) wine mt5setup.exe

Launchers:
Editor
wine .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/MetaTrader\ 5/metaeditor64.exe 
Terminal
wine .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/MetaTrader\ 5/terminal64.exe 
Trader
wine start .wine/drive_c/users/username/Start\ Menu/Programs/MetaTrader\ 5/MetaTrader\ 5.lnk
Tester
wine .wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/MetaTrader\ 5/metatester64.exe 

Please note that the trader launcher needs to be modified, as seen in the tutorial


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