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Linux noob wants to bootcamp his Mac and have EVE actually work.

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Hepius
Un4seen Development
Goonswarm Federation
#1 - 2011-12-01 16:01:31 UTC
I know almost nothing about Linux. I also don't know much about computers.

I want to install Linux on my Mac in the hope that EVE will actually run.

I've never bootcamped my Mac, but it doesn't look too difficult.

What programs do I actually need to download once I have bootcamped my Mac? Linux and Wine and then the EVE client?

What version of Linux and Wine do I use? Where can I get them from a trustworthy source?

Are there any tips that I need to know to get EVE to work on Linux on my Mac?

I really enjoy playing EVE. But the Mac client has given me so much trouble that I am at the end of my rope. I'll have to quit the game if I can't find a way around using the Mac client.

Thanks for your help,
Hep
White Jester
S Is Here
#2 - 2011-12-01 16:48:32 UTC
Hepius wrote:
I know almost nothing about Linux. I also don't know much about computers.

I want to install Linux on my Mac in the hope that EVE will actually run.

I've never bootcamped my Mac, but it doesn't look too difficult.

What programs do I actually need to download once I have bootcamped my Mac? Linux and Wine and then the EVE client?

What version of Linux and Wine do I use? Where can I get them from a trustworthy source?

Are there any tips that I need to know to get EVE to work on Linux on my Mac?

I really enjoy playing EVE. But the Mac client has given me so much trouble that I am at the end of my rope. I'll have to quit the game if I can't find a way around using the Mac client.

Thanks for your help,
Hep


i think you should have no problems compiling wine on your Mac and run Eve on Mac under wine.
Hepius
Un4seen Development
Goonswarm Federation
#3 - 2011-12-01 17:02:40 UTC
Thanks. I'll give it a go and see what happens.
Hepius
Un4seen Development
Goonswarm Federation
#4 - 2011-12-01 17:20:20 UTC
Do I want Ubuntu packages, or one of the others?

I also got this message when I tried to download Ubuntu 1.3.33

"Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (apt) isn't associated with any program."

Thanks,

Hep
Nebu Retski
Lead Farmers
#5 - 2012-01-06 10:31:07 UTC
Wine on Mac check that first.

If you still wanted to go the bootcamp with Linux way, then first bootcamp and install a linux (most likely Ubuntu) then check other post about installing eve on linux through wine