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Hello, I searched the internet for help on using Helix Edit on Linux. I have no problem running the native Helix plugin under Arch Linux using Yabridge, which works flawlessly. However, I still need to perform firmware updates for my Helix Floor and enjoy the convenience of editing presets using Helix Edit. Since I couldn’t find anything online, I decided to come up with a solution myself. I can confirm that I was successful in running Helix Edit on Linux. Below are the steps to achieve it: 1. Install Wine and Required Dependencies Make sure you have Wine and its required dependencies installed. - sudo pacman -S wine wine-mono wine-gecko winetricks - yay -S wineasio - register the ASIO driver within Wine: wine regsvr32 wineasio.dll 2. Install Line 6 Helix Edit in Wine Download the Helix Edit installer Run the installer using Wine: wine path/to/helixedit_installer.exe Follow the installation prompts. 3. Workaround for USB Connection Using USB Passthrough with VirtualHere (USB Sharing): Since Wine doesn't natively support USB devices like the Line 6 Helix, a solution is to use a USB-over-network tool like VirtualHere, which allows USB devices to be shared with Wine over a virtual connection. Steps for VirtualHere: Installation: - yay -S virtualhere-server-bin - yay -S virtualhere-client Run the VirtualHere USB Server on your Linux machine: sudo ./vhuitarm -b Or use the appropriate version for your machine. Run the VirtualHere Client in Wine: wine path/to/virtualhere_client.exe The USB device (Helix) will now appear in VirtualHere, and you can "attach" it inside Wine (Alternative to VirtualHere) Configuring USB Device Access via usbip: For a more manual solution, you can use USB/IP to share your USB device and try to access it from Wine. Install usbip: sudo pacman -S usbip Load the necessary kernel modules: sudo modprobe vhci-hcd Find the USB device: usbip list -l Bind the USB device (replace <busid> with the correct ID from the previous command): sudo usbip bind -b <busid> The device should now be accessible within Wine.