Talk:Install EVE on Linux with Wine

Put this in the forum, but figure better to get the info here as well:

[edit]Edited by: Sevarus James on 17/01/2009 09:03:27[/edit] [quote] Configuring wine to work with EVE

Open winecfg (usually found in Applications > Wine > Configure Wine), click on the graphics tab, and click "emulate a virtual desktop". You will need to download d3dx9_35 and place it in ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/system32. Once that is done, open winecfg again and click the libraries tab. Find d3dx9_35 in the drop down list and add it. Click on d3dx9_35 in the existing overrides window and click edit, then click "Native then builtin". [/quote]

That bit in the wiki regarding the d3dx9_35 file...I've NEVER needed to do that and EVE has worked fine. Just curious but why is that necessary?

[quote]You will also need to install arial.ttf. To do this, install the package "msttcorefonts". After the package is installed, move /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/arial.ttf to ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/Fonts. [/quote]

I do NOT recommend that as a solution. Creating a symlink of the folder "fonts" and replacing the default "fonts" directory with it in the .wine folder works as well, OR just COPY the arial file over. Many of us use the arial font for other things, and if you move it out of the true type directory this can cause problems for other applications.

Under the multiple clients section, you also will probably want to add (for clarity) that the user CAN change the windowed resolution to whatever suits them. 800x600 is awfully small and 'under' the minimum recommended rez for running EVE anyway.

My thoughts. [:D]

Good stuff setting that page up....should save us time and effort over ludicrously difficult and fruitless forum searches. bravo!