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I haven't tried it but someone has ported the software, or something similar to Linux. If it works you could get much cheaper hardware, like a Raspberry PI, and

• toast0 3y ago
  Car diagnostics are often easier with a laptop. It's easier to use a computer on your lap while in the drivers seat to cycle power as needed. I'd look for off-lease corporate laptops, maybe CDW outlet. Chromebooks can work too, but you've got to be careful about specs. Need to be sure you can get a 3rd party firmware, that there's windows drivers for the mouse and keyboard, that there's enough storage (ChromeOS needs much less than Windows, and some Chromebooks are using soldered storage). For modern Windows, be sure to boot from a SSD or there will be much sadness.
• Nextgrid 3y ago
  The problem with running such software under Wine is that they need direct access to a USB device. Some interfaces present themselves as a serial port (USB-to-serial converter) which Wine may support, but modern Ross Tech interfaces use lower-level, direct USB communication which I don't believe Wine supports.