Installing EVE on Linux: Difference between revisions

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For simplicity's sake, this walk-through will be done with Ubuntu 9.10.

Before we install Wine, open up your browser (if using Ubuntu, this will be '''Firefox''') and go to this URL:

<pre>http://www.eveonline.com/download/?fallback=1&</pre>

to download the Windows offline version of EVE while we configure Wine in the meantime.

If this is your first Linux installation, you will first need to set up a root user (Linux-speak for ''Administrator'').

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[[File:Wine.png]]

Also, set the desktop resolution to something smaller than your current settings. This can be readjusted later.

Unfortunately for us, Wine doesn't come with the fonts than EVE requires in order to run properly. For this, we need to download and install '''Winetricks''':

<pre> sudo wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks</pre>

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<pre> sudo sh winetricks corefonts</pre>

This will install the required fonts.

<pre>winetricks corefonts vcrun2005sp1</pre>

Finally, this will install Visual C++ files that the game will need for self-updating later.

If you followed this guide to the letter so far, the installer should be close to finishing now. Once it has finished downloading, mouse to the top left of the screen and click '''Places'''. Browse over to the folder you downloaded the installer to. Right-click the installer and choose '''Open with Wine'''. This will open the all-too-familiar Installation Wizard. Accept all defaults ("Next", "I agree", "Install"). Once it completes, '''uncheck the "Run EVE Online" box before clicking Finish'''.

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 For simplicity's sake, this walk-through will be done with Ubuntu 9.10.
+Before we install Wine, open up your browser (if using Ubuntu, this will be '''Firefox''') and go to this URL:
+<pre>http://www.eveonline.com/download/?fallback=1&</pre>
+to download the Windows offline version of EVE while we configure Wine in the meantime.
 If this is your first Linux installation, you will first need to set up a root user (Linux-speak for ''Administrator'').
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 [[File:Wine.png]]
+Also, set the desktop resolution to something smaller than your current settings. This can be readjusted later.
 Unfortunately for us, Wine doesn't come with the fonts than EVE requires in order to run properly. For this, we need to download and install '''Winetricks''':
 <pre> sudo wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks</pre>
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 <pre> sudo sh winetricks corefonts</pre>
 This will install the required fonts.
+<pre>winetricks corefonts vcrun2005sp1</pre>
+Finally, this will install Visual C++ files that the game will need for self-updating later.
+If you followed this guide to the letter so far, the installer should be close to finishing now. Once it has finished downloading, mouse to the top left of the screen and click '''Places'''. Browse over to the folder you downloaded the installer to. Right-click the installer and choose '''Open with Wine'''. This will open the all-too-familiar Installation Wizard. Accept all defaults ("Next", "I agree", "Install"). Once it completes, '''uncheck the "Run EVE Online" box before clicking Finish'''.