EverQuest in Linux Guide

Introduction

This guide, which is based on countless hours of research from numerous valiant contributors in the main forum, will walk you through the process of getting Project 1999 EverQuest working under Linux.

Distribution Note: Linux Mint Recommended

While EverQuest can be run under any major Linux distribution, a Debian-based distribution, and ideally the latest version of Linux Mint (the current most popular Linux distribution), is recommended for this guide. This is simply because many existing Linux EQ users used Linux Mint when writing their instructions, and the commands to install new packages are Debian specific (ie. they involve the apt-get command).

If you are using a Red Hat based distribution instead please see the EQ under wine (Fedora LINUX 14+ 32 or 64bit) guide.

Installation and Setup

Installing WINE

WINE (Wine Is Not an Emulator) is a program which allows you to run Windows applications from within Linux. However WINE does not normally come installed with Linux distributions, so you need to install it with the following command:

sudo apt-get install wine

Optional: Configure WINE

While this shouldn't be necessary, if you wish to customize your WINE configuration you can do so with the following command:

winecfg

Installing EverQuest

This step can be performed two different ways depending on whether you have an installed EverQuest copy or just the installation media.

Using an Existing Installation

If you have access to a copy of an EverQuest installation (eg. from a previous Windows installation) you can simply copy those files to somewhere on your computer. You can either put them in a generic location:

• /home/*yourname*/bin)

or you can copy them into WINE's pseudo-Windows file structure:

• /home/*yourname*/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Sony/Everquest/)
  • NOTE: The <code>.wine directory will be hidden by default, but you can reveal it with CTRL + H

After that you're done.

Using the Installation Discs

Install from CDs (or ISO images of those CDs) should work fine:

1. insert the first Titanium installation CD into the drive (or mount the equivalent ISO file) and it will pop up as a CD icon on the desktop
2. Double-click that CD to open it
3. Double-click on setup.exe to run setup (it should be run using WINE automatically).
4. Proceed through the setup (see the Everquest Titanium Installation Guide) using the first CD as normal
5. When you are finished with the first CD you will need to run the following command from a terminal window (CTRL + ALT +T to open one) to eject the disc:
   • wine eject d:
   • The above command is needed because LINUX tends to want to mount CDs as filesystems, and resists unmounting them if they're in use to avoid various problems. Wine eject gets around this.

Resources

This guide was based on the following forum threads:

• Ruien's Guide to EQ under Linux
• Running EQ under LINUX
• EQ under wine (Fedora LINUX 14+ 32 or 64bit)