These instructions may vary slightly based on your personal settings.
Click the button to download the Latest version of the IB Gateway.
a.) Open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T on most distributions).
b.) Navigate to the directory where the installer was downloaded and confirm it is installed:
$ cd ~/Downloads
$ ls -l
c.) Make the installer executable by typing: "chmod u+x" before the filename and confirm:
$ chmod u+x ibgateway-latest-standalone-linux-x64.sh
$ ls -l
d.) Run the installer to start the wizard by typing "./" before the file name:
$ ./ibgateway-latest-standalone-linux-x64.sh
Use the wizard to install Standalone TWS
Click the "Next" button on the Setup Wizard to extract files.
Check the "Run IB Gateway" checkbox and click the "Finish" button to launch the IB Gateway and log in now.
A new IB Gateway icon is now on your desktop. Going forward to login to the IB Gateway, double-click the icon and enter your username and password.
These instructions may vary slightly based on your personal settings.
Click the button to download the Latest version of the IB Gateway.
a.) Open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T on most distributions).
b.) Navigate to the directory where the installer was downloaded and confirm it is installed:
$ cd ~/Downloads
$ ls -l
c.) Make the installer executable by typing: "chmod u+x" before the filename and confirm:
$ chmod u+x ibgateway-latest-standalone-linux-x86.sh
$ ls -l
d.) Run the installer to start the wizard by typing "./" before the file name:
$ ./ibgateway-latest-standalone-linux-x86.sh
Use the wizard to install Standalone TWS
Click the "Next" button on the Setup Wizard to extract files.
Check the "Run IB Gateway" checkbox and click the "Finish" button to launch the IB Gateway and log in now.
A new IB Gateway icon is now on your desktop. Going forward to login to the IB Gateway, double-click the icon and enter your username and password.