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Running Eve on an HP Chromebook 14
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psycotic1
Spycotics
EDENCOM DEFENSIVE INITIATIVE
#1 - 2017-05-01 22:57:38 UTC
Hi, I've managed to install Linux Cinnamon 17.2 on a Chromebook and run eve using ...
https://binaries.eveonline.com/evelauncher-1104891.tar.gz
provided by CCP Snorlax in post https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=482663

My issue is the Chromebook only has a 16 gig onboard hdd storage and i want to move the eve directory to another partition on a usb memory stick.

I'm looking for help moving the eve folder as it quickly uses all free space on the hdd.
Sir BloodArgon Aulmais
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2017-05-01 23:38:23 UTC
Can you swap the HDD (SSD?) for a bigger one? If not, you should be able to use the launcher to relocate the cache to another place.

Idk how the program will feel about it being on an external drive, but, I'm sure youll find out.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#3 - 2017-05-02 00:22:27 UTC
It uses Wine, so the path to the virtual drive should be configurable.

If not, move the directories and replace them with symlinks.
Algarion Getz
Aideron Corp
#4 - 2017-05-02 00:36:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Algarion Getz
EVE on a Chromebook? Wat. I guess the only thing you want to do is station trading.

But these days you probably cant even do station trading, because CCP has removed static hangar background and the 3D station environment needs more CPU and RAM resources than the 3D space environment (except when you zoom in, but who does that?).
Sophie Comptant
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2017-05-02 00:46:39 UTC
Algarion Getz wrote:
EVE on a Chromebook? Wat. I guess the only thing you want to do is station trading.

But these days you probably cant even do station trading, because CCP has removed static hangar background and the 3D station environment needs more CPU and RAM resources than the 3D space environment (except when you zoom in, but who does that?).


Ship spinning FTW?
Frisky LaDouche
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#6 - 2017-05-02 01:10:55 UTC
Runs fine on my Commodore 64. With the 5.25 floppy drive, not the cassette drive. I just have to turn down the graphics a bit. Cool
psycotic1
Spycotics
EDENCOM DEFENSIVE INITIATIVE
#7 - 2017-05-02 01:13:42 UTC
As it happens the chromebook runs 3 clients quite well, well enough for me to do a few lvl 5's, I'm new to linux and would love a little more detailed help on how to go about moving the eve folder.
Ima Wreckyou
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#8 - 2017-05-02 07:16:06 UTC
Hi, I have no idea how Chromebooks work, but if you use a standard Linux this will hopefully work the same way.

The shared cache folder is per default in your home directory under ".eve". Probably the easiest way is to simply move that directory to a external drive which is usually automounted shomewhere under /media/ and then create a symbolic link.

Something like that (replace "mydisk" with the directory of where your disk is mounted):
Quote:

mv ~/.eve /media/mydisk/
ln -s /media/mydisk/.eve ~/.eve

Evil RatKid
psycotic1
Spycotics
EDENCOM DEFENSIVE INITIATIVE
#9 - 2017-05-02 13:51:25 UTC
Thankyou Ima Wreck, I'll give it a go in a little while.
Alexei Stryker
Council of Stellar Erections
#10 - 2017-05-02 13:58:16 UTC
Algarion Getz wrote:
EVE on a Chromebook? Wat. I guess the only thing you want to do is station trading.

But these days you probably cant even do station trading, because CCP has removed static hangar background and the 3D station environment needs more CPU and RAM resources than the 3D space environment (except when you zoom in, but who does that?).


Well... On very low res and all effects turned off... You can actually run eve on a Chromebook... No ****.
Carnivorous Swarm
Doomheim
#11 - 2017-05-02 16:31:36 UTC
FYI, there's a Linux Forum which is perfect for these kinds of questions:

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=topics&f=274