VCDS (VAG-COM diagnosis system) is a software developed by Ross-Tech what us allowed to access the diagnostic data of the control units installed in your vehicle safely, quickly and easily. The high vehicle coverage of VCDS includes all self-diagnosis vehicles of the Volkswagen Group. In addition to Audi, Volkswagen, Seat and Skoda, you also receive vehicle support for selected models from Bentley, Lamborghini, KTM, Spyker and many more.
But the problem is that this program only works on computers that have Windows system installed!
So that people like me can still use this program under Linux, I decided to create this project here on my GitHub-Channel.
With this it will also be possible in the future to use this software also on various Linux distributions such as openSUSE Leap, Ubuntu or Fedora.
Is that a great idea for the future?
Personally, I think this idea is good and for this reason I will do my best to give you the opportunity to use it on Linux as well!
You will get more information about this program, then you can visit the original website of VCDS (VAG-COM diagnosis system) with this link: https://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/index.html
- 📂 Downloads: Stable and development builds
- 📔 Documentation: Still in Progress!
- 💬 Would You like to get in touch with me? Or if You have any questions, suggestions or problems?
- 📫 Then You can create an issue here on GitHub or You can contact me via my contact form!
- 📜 Code of Conduct: Contributor Covenant (Still in Progress!)
- 📖 Information for contributors: All contribution information, Compilation instructions, Roadmap (Still in Progress!)
- ❤️ I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me to get SolidWorks up and running on Linux!
- 🍷 Super Application Maintainer (WineHQ): https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=5097
There are some script releases available, built from the release targets.
It's recommended that if you're new you start with the stable builds. Development builds are available here if you need it, but correspondingly may be less stable.
- Internet connection (Cable/DSL speeds recommended)
- Latest Ubuntu LTS, Fedora, Debian, Manjaro, openSUSE Leap, fully updated
- Latest graphics driver
- Some packages (p7zip, p7zip-full, p7zip-rar, curl, wget, winbind, cabextract, wine, wine-mono, wine_gecko & winetricks)
Install VCDS (VAG-COM diagnosis system) for Linux client:
1.) Check my GitHub-Documentation (Still in Progress)!
2.) Open a terminal and run this command:
cd ~/Downloads && wget -N https://github.com/cryinkfly/VCDS-VAG-COM-diagnosis-system---Linux-Wine-Version-/raw/main/scripts/stable-branch/vcds-install.sh && chmod +x vcds-install.sh && bash vcds-install.sh && exit
3.) Now, You can use this software on your Linux system:
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With the help of my script, You get a way to install VCDS (VAG-COM diagnosis system) on your Linux system.
Certain packages and programs that are required will be set up for You, but it's important to know, that my script only helps You to get the program to run and nothing more!
And so, You must to purchase the licenses directly from the manufacturer of the program VCDS (VAG-COM diagnosis system)!
All my scripts are released under the MIT license, see for full text.