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{{hatnote | Much of this guide is adapted from the official forum post by CCP Snorlax, which can be found [https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=482663&find=unread here]. Questions about the information found in this article are best asked on the [https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=forum&c=66 official EVE forums].}}
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While Linux is not ''officially'' supported by CCP, a side project by '''CCP Snorlax''' has yielded a native Linux application that downloads a prebundled version of [https://www.winehq.org/ Wine] (also built by CCP Snorlax) which allows Linux to run the EVE launcher. [[Image:Tux-linux-mascot.png|260px|right|Tux, the mascot]]
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==Launcher Setup==
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'''''Terminal commands are displayed in code blocks.'''''
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#Download the launcher binaries (found [https://binaries.eveonline.com/evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz here]).
#:{{code|wget https://binaries.eveonline.com/evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz}}
#Unpack the binary files (<code>.tar.gz</code>)
#:{{code|tar -svf evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz}}
#:'''Note:''' These can be put wherever the user prefers, but the home directory <code>~/</code> is recommended.
#Extract the remaining compressed files (<code>.tar</code>)
#:{{code|tar -svf evelauncher-1104891.tar}}
#Move to the newly-created folder
#:{{code|cd evelauncher}}
#For basic functionality, set the script as an executable.
#:{{code|sudo chmod u+x evelauncher.sh}}
#The launcher can now be run.
#:{{code|./evelauncher.sh}}
#Create a symbolic link (symlink) to the script in the user binaries folder
#:{{code|ln -s evelauncher.sh /usr/bin/evelauncher}}
#Download the icon file
#:{{code|wget http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/images/3/3b/eve.png}}
#Move the icon file to the correct directory
#:{{code|sudo mv eve.png /usr/share/pixmaps/}}
#Create the launcher file with a preferred editor
#:{{code|sudo EDITOR /usr/share/applications/eve.desktop}}
#Insert the following text:
#:{{code|<nowiki>Name=EVE Online</nowiki><br><nowiki>Comment=EVE Online by CCP Games</nowiki><br><nowiki>Exec=evelauncher</nowiki><br><nowiki>Icon=eve</nowiki><br><nowiki>Terminal=false</nowiki><br><nowiki>Type=Application</nowiki><br><nowiki>Categories=Game;</nowiki>}}
 
 
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