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Much of this guide is adapted from the official forum post by CCP Snorlax, which can be found here. Questions about the information found in this article are best asked on the official EVE forums.

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 Wine (also built by CCP Snorlax) which allows Linux to run the EVE launcher more easily. The launcher requires a 64-bit installation of Linux, but should work with most distributions.

Basic Launcher Setup

Tux, the mascot

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  1. Download the launcher binaries either manually (found here) or via terminal command:
    Note: These can be put wherever the user prefers, but the home directory ~/ is recommended.
    wget https://binaries.eveonline.com/evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz
    If this file no longer exists or is outdated, check for an updated link in CCP Snorlax's forum post.
  2. Extract the compressed files (.tar.gz)
    tar -xvf evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz
  3. Unpack the remaining binary files (.tar)
    tar -xvf evelauncher-1104891.tar
  4. Move to the newly-extracted folder
    cd evelauncher
  5. For basic functionality, set the script as an executable.
    sudo chmod u+x evelauncher.sh
  6. The launcher can now be run via terminal command.
    ./evelauncher.sh
    This is a good point to check whether the launcher works and if any errors are output to the terminal before continuing to any more advanced steps.

Advanced Setup

The following steps are not strictly necessary, but can make running the launcher more convenient.

Launcher icon
  1. Create a symbolic link (symlink) to the script in the user binaries folder
    ln -s evelauncher.sh /usr/bin/evelauncher
  2. Download the icon file
    wget http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/images/a/af/Evelauncher.png
  3. Move the icon file to the correct directory
    sudo mv Evelauncher.png /usr/share/pixmaps/
  4. Create the launcher file with a preferred editor
    sudo $EDITOR /usr/share/applications/eve.desktop
  5. Insert the following text, then save:
    Name=EVE Online
    Comment=EVE Online by CCP Games
    Exec=evelauncher
    Icon=Evelauncher
    Terminal=false
    Type=Application
    Categories=Game;
  6. Run the game through the newly-created launcher shortcut