How to install Uniden Sentinel software on Linux

Uniden’s Sentinel software powers several models of their scanners. It works well on Linux using WINE.

Installing software

The follow code block will install WINE and the Sentinel software. Verify that $url points to the latest software.

#!/usr/bin/env bash

url="https://info.uniden.com/twiki/pub/UnidenMan4/BCD536HP/BCDx36HP_Sentinel_Version_2_03_00.zip"

filename=$(basename $url)
dirname="${filename%.*}"

sudo apt install -y wine wine64 winetricks

winetricks annihilate
WINEARCH=win32 wine wineboot
winetricks dotnet20

wget $url -O ~/Downloads/${filename}
cd ~/Downloads
unzip $filename && rm $filename

cd ~/Downloads/${dirname}
wine msiexec /i Setup_BCDx36HP.msi

Configuring software

Plug your scanner into your Linux computer. Open Wine configuration with the command wine winecfg -h.

Click on the drive letter corresponding to your scanner.

Click on Show advanced.

Change Type to Floppy disk.

Running software

The BCDx36HP_Sentinel software should now be in your start menu. It should run as it does under Windows.