Running EQ under LINUX

[Eider85]

So Ive been using microsoft for ever but decided to check out linux since there are people out there praising linux ( god knows why I guess). I decided to install Linux on an old laptop that used to run windows XP.

What I have now is Linux Ubuntu and no other OS on laptop. After I installed Ubuntu I tried installing Spotify wich was suprisingly difficult for someone that doesnt know Linux, After 1 hour I made it due to nice people posting vids on youtube... /sigh...
I also installed wine somewhere in that process after watching a video on "need to have programs on Linux" on youtube...

Why does it have to be so hard to do the simplest things. Couldnt they invent some form of .exe file on linux to prevent all this code writing ?

Anyways I recently tried installing Everquest after reading this guide on my linux and I failed horribly...

I downloaded EQ Titanium torrent and installed it using a disc image program (like daemon tools).
Then I installed it in a folder within Ubuntu called C:/EQEmu (wich I btw spendt some time after trying to locate to delete the files as project1999 mentions) eqarena.eqg etc. Ofc I installed the v40 files from project1999 page before deleting these files ofc.

Then I tried to right click EQ icon on desktop to stop patching and tried to apply the correct address wich I have no idea if actually was correct address or if it worked..

I also made a shortcut for LaunchTitanium on desktop.

Do I use the EQ icon or LaunchTitanium to start EQ ?

If Linux is such a great OS, then why is stuff so complicated to do ? sudo apt this, sudo apt that, wine here and wine there.. Anyways.. I cant get EQ to work on my Ubuntu apparenlty. Would be nice with a video showing exactly what to do on youtube if anyone is able to do that.

Sorry to you linux lovers out there but I just dont feel like learning how to do codes and stuff in a new OS, I just wanto play EQ... :S

[Pep]

Originally Posted by Eider85 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Sorry to you linux lovers out there but I just dont feel like
learning how to do codes and stuff in a new OS, I just wanto play EQ... :S

For the record, I've been using GNU/Linux exclusively since 1998 until recently that I need Photoshop for my work.

Why don't you stick with MS Windows instead? It's a great one-size-fits-all operating system - it's both easy to use and you said you're familiar with it already. Waste your time fighting orcs and not a new OS.

[Wisteso]

Originally Posted by Eider85 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What I have now is Linux Ubuntu and no other OS on laptop. After I installed Ubuntu I tried installing Spotify wich was suprisingly difficult for someone that doesnt know Linux, After 1 hour I made it due to nice people posting vids on youtube... /sigh...

Usually means the app developer doesn't care much about linux. It should be easy if the developer makes an effort.

Originally Posted by Eider85 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why does it have to be so hard to do the simplest things. Couldnt they invent some form of .exe file on linux to prevent all this code writing ?

They do have them. They're called binaries. Though you can also run lots of windows exe files too using Wine. The reason you have to go through extra steps is because linux still kinda sucks a little bit at having a universal package management system because every distro is trying to be king of the hill - stupidly.

Anyways I recently tried installing Everquest after reading this guide on my linux and I failed horribly...

Originally Posted by Eider85 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Do I use the EQ icon or LaunchTitanium to start EQ ?

Neither. You make whatever kind of shortcut you can that will run "wine eqgame.exe patchme"

Originally Posted by Eider85 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If Linux is such a great OS, then why is stuff so complicated to do ? sudo apt this, sudo apt that, wine here and wine there.. Anyways.. I cant get EQ to work on my Ubuntu apparenlty. Would be nice with a video showing exactly what to do on youtube if anyone is able to do that.

You're expecting Linux to be able to provide a painless experience with emulating Windows? [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] Doing the reverse (Linux on Windows, using cygwin for example) is just as hard.

The biggest issue is that there are too many chiefs and not enough indians with the developers; i.e. too many forks of too many OS components. Though even still it's pretty easy to use linux if you can read written instructions.