With the 2.1.3478 (July 10, 2009) release SportTracks is providing experimental support for Linux using Mono 2.0+

Ubuntu

This build has been tested on Ubuntu 9.04 which includes Mono 2.0. This Mono release is a bit old, but still seems to provide good support for most of the core SportTracks features.

Better support should be provided in Mono 2.4.2 which was released June 29, 2009, however packages have not been released for Ubuntu. The next version of Ubuntu (10) will include a newer version of Mono which should be more stable. Please check the Ubuntu and Mono roadmap pages for details on release dates and version numbers.

OSX

A notable item in the Mono roadmap for 2.6 (planned release September 2009) is updates to OSX for Windows.Forms which SportTracks relies on heavily. At this point we cannot guarantee SportTracks will work on OSX with Mono 2.4, however it might. Ambitious and tech-savvy OSX users may want to try the install and post feedback on the forums. For others, check back after Mono 2.6 has been released for OSX.

Other distributions

For other *nix flavors you can build Mono from the source, but you are on your own. Check the forums for additional details on bug reports and compatibility issues.

Step 1) Install an appropriate version of Mono 2.0 or later (ideally the latest stable build) from the Mono website.
Step 2) Unpack the binaries from a release archive below into your user folder (or somewhere you have write access to).
Step 3) From the installation folder run "mono SportTracks.exe"

GPS download

The standard Garmin GPS import plugin relies on the Garmin Communicator API which is implemented as an ActiveX control for Internet Explorer and not supported in Linux. To download data you can try other options such as garmintools or gpsbabel.

Download from the Globalsat GH615 and GH625 seems to work fine with the Globalsat Device Import Plugin.

2.1.3478 - July 10, 2009