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Installing EVE on Linux: Difference between revisions

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:''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/c/technology-research/linux official EVE forums]''.<br>
:''Much of this guide is adapted from the official forum post by CCP Snorlax, which can be found [https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-launcher-for-linux/7286 here]. Questions about the information found in this article are best asked on the [https://forums.eveonline.com/c/technology-research/linux official EVE forums]''.<br>
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 more easily. The launcher requires a <span style="color:yellow">'''64-bit'''</span> installation of Linux, but should work with most distributions.
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 more easily. The launcher requires a <span style="color:yellow">'''64-bit'''</span> installation of Linux, but should work with most distributions.


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#:'''Note:''' These can be put wherever the user prefers, but the home directory <code>~/</code> is recommended.
#:'''Note:''' These can be put wherever the user prefers, but the home directory <code>~/</code> is recommended.
#:{{code|wget <nowiki>https://binaries.eveonline.com/evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz</nowiki>}}
#:{{code|wget <nowiki>https://binaries.eveonline.com/evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz</nowiki>}}
#:If this file no longer exists or is outdated, check for an updated link in [https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=482663&find=unread CCP Snorlax's forum post].
#:If this file no longer exists or is outdated, check for an updated link in [https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-launcher-for-linux/7286 CCP Snorlax's forum post].
#Extract the compressed files (<code>.tar.gz</code>)
#Extract the compressed files (<code>.tar.gz</code>)
#:{{code|tar -xvf evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz}}
#:{{code|tar -xvf evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz}}