Minitab

What works

The program installs properly, and the installation runs fine with minimal workarounds. Worksheet files can be opened, saved, and edited without issue. All of the data manipulation functions that I've tested have worked perfectly. Stat calculations can be run, and all of the tool windows appear to work fine.

What does not

In the default wine config, the installer complains about not working on certain outdated Windows versions. It also fails to install on a 64-bit wineprefix with an arbitrary error message of no significant value.

I cannot find any way to get any of the graph configuration windows to display without throwing an error - let alone actually create a graph. I can easily export the data and use another graphing software for this functionality, so (in my opinion) this is a minimal issue, but it is still annoying.

Workarounds

Installation:

The installer (and actual application) needed to be run in a 32-bit environment. I created a new wineprefix (setting WINEARCH=wine32), placed the installer in the home directory of the created environment, and opened the installer (with the license file placed in the same folder).

What was not tested

I've tested most of the program's functionality. However, as I believe it is Turing-complete, it is in fact impossible to test everything, so I cannot verify its absolute integrity. I was unable to test the graph rendering as I cannot even open their tool windows. I have also not tested the settings and customization options too exhaustively, as there are a lot of them.

Hardware tested

Graphics:

• GPU: Intel
• Driver: open source

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