{"id":16114,"date":"2021-03-19T12:51:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T12:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=16114"},"modified":"2026-02-09T18:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:45:06","slug":"i-only-use-linux","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/faq\/i-only-use-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"E17: Can I take the exam on a Linux device?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-load_more ewd-ufaq-category-tabs-\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='set_order' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/16114' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-contemporary ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-16114-vsETHvjhrq' data-post_id='16114'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-square'>\n\t\t\t<span >B<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tE17: Can I take the exam on a Linux device?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t<p>Our Foundation course runs on just about any device with a web browser, but what about the exam?<\/p>\n<p>The RSGB uses software called developed by a company called TestReach, and the software only runs on the Windows or Mac Operating system.<\/p>\n<p>The software is designed to prevent cheating (such as tasking away to other windows to look up answers, and the TestReach platform only supports the more common Windows or Mac operating systems &#8211; no Linux, and no Android or Apple tablets.<\/p>\n<p>Not got a suitable device for the RSGB exam? Don&#8217;t worry as there are several options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Borrow a Windows or Mac laptop from a friend or family member<\/li>\n<li>Arrange to take your exam at a location that has a Windows or Mac computer &#8211; friend&#8217;s house, your place of work, etc<\/li>\n<li>Contact your local club to see if they can arrange an exam session using on of their computers.<\/li>\n<li>Talk to your local amateur radio club(s), to see if they have equipment that they can lend you<\/li>\n<li>Try contacting a local amateur to see if you can borrow a PC or Mac for the exam, or let you visit them for an hour<\/li>\n<li>Use a community site such as NextDoor to see if a friendly neighbour or community centre can help<\/li>\n<li>Try asking for help from a local via Essex Ham \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/help\">https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/help<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/faq\/what-hardware-do-i-need-for-the-exam\/\">What computer hardware do I need for the exam?<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-custom-fields'>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink'>\n\t\n\t<a href='https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/faq\/i-only-use-linux\/'>\n\t\t\n\t\tPermalink\t\t <div class='ewd-ufaq-permalink-image'><\/div> \t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B E17: Can I take the exam on a Linux device? Our Foundation course runs on just about any device with a web browser, but what about the exam? The RSGB uses software called developed by a company called TestReach, and the software only runs on the Windows or Mac Operating system. The software is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/faq\/i-only-use-linux\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;E17: Can I take the exam on a Linux device?&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ufaq-category":[46],"ufaq-tag":[],"class_list":["post-16114","ufaq","type-ufaq","status-publish","hentry","ufaq-category-exam-faqs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/16114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ufaq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ufaq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq-category?post=16114"},{"taxonomy":"ufaq-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essexham.co.uk\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq-tag?post=16114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}