After much testing and frustration, I has done it! :3 yay!

Now you can play ESO on linux as well, provided you are running DEBIAN of some sort, or Xubuntu (I tested with these two)

Please be aware I am a total newbcake at linux and this is not a very .. erm.. well lets just say it's my first time ^^

With that having been said, I urge you to backup your current WINE install before you install my modded WINE install o.o

Download it here: http://www.filedropper.com/esowinepatchedsleepymoo

then follow the simple instructions below:

step 1: turn on your computer

step 2: have some tea

step 3: breath deep and relax because I dealt with all the tedium for you

step 4: open your Terminal anywhere and do SU mode

step 5: type

$ cd /usr/share/ca-certificates/
hit enter
$ sudo mkdir custom
hit enter
$ sudo nano /usr/share/ca-certificates/custom/Thawte_CS_CA_G2.crt
hit enter

step 6: paste this into the window that appears

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEnDCCA4SgAwIBAgIQR5dNeHOlvKsNL7NwGS/OXjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADCB
qTELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxFTATBgNVBAoTDHRoYXd0ZSwgSW5jLjEoMCYGA1UECxMf
Q2VydGlmaWNhdGlvbiBTZXJ2aWNlcyBEaXZpc2lvbjE4MDYGA1UECxMvKGMpIDIw
MDYgdGhhd3RlLCBJbmMuIC0gRm9yIGF1dGhvcml6ZWQgdXNlIG9ubHkxHzAdBgNV
BAMTFnRoYXd0ZSBQcmltYXJ5IFJvb3QgQ0EwHhcNMTAwMjA4MDAwMDAwWhcNMjAw
MjA3MjM1OTU5WjBKMQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzEVMBMGA1UEChMMVGhhd3RlLCBJbmMu
MSQwIgYDVQQDExtUaGF3dGUgQ29kZSBTaWduaW5nIENBIC0gRzIwggEiMA0GCSqG
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MIIBGDASBgNVHRMBAf8ECDAGAQH/AgEAMDQGA1UdHwQtMCswKaAnoCWGI2h0dHA6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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

then hit CTRL and X then y then hit enter

step 7: type

$ sudo nano /etc/ca-certificates.conf
hit enter
add this to the bottom of the list of text that appears custom/Thawte_CS_CA_G2.crt

press ctrl and X then y then hit enter

step 8: open a new terminal and type$ sudo update-ca-certificates

hit enter!

step 9: unzip the file you downloaded to your desktop or wherever you want it to go

step 10: open a terminal inside the folder of the unzipped file

step 11: delete all installs of WINE you currently have ( this is why you made a backup earlier ) easiest way to remove it is through "playonlinux"

step 12: in the terminal paste the following and hit enter

sudo make install

wait patiently for it to finish

then run "PLAYONLINUX" and do not choose to install any WINE just ignore the fact that it thinks it has no installed WINE

now install the game with the installer you download from the official site

and uncheck run

, after the needed goodies and game install , it will error, thats fine, close the game and hit next, set your desktop icon and then start the game from it, it should now get past the loading screen and begin patching and allow you to play,


NOTE: you must enable OPENGL mode in the game for it to play correctly

go to "my documents" and in the file called UserSettings.txt inside "LIVE" paste the following

SET GraphicsDriver.7 "OPENGL"

save it , start the game and you should now be able to play (no grey button) no frustration... no annoyance

enjoy : )

bumpies to keep this in public eye ^^

Kudos for your effort. But this is one of those things that the Linux world needs to fix. It needs a proper Windows emulator (that doesn't require this kind of technical wizardry), and they need to kill off Debian. Or Gentoo. Take your pick, I don't care.

How large is the DL, mines stuck at 50.9 mb

300 + mb download

link is fine and download is intact, just grabbed it to test

Nice guide. I'm all for seeing ways to run games on Linux. Thank you

Oh, this might be the best post I've seen in weeks.

ESO without needing to switch to that despised OS.

Admittedly I'll probably drag my feet until after launch so I'm not fighting with Ubuntu and making sure this is working right, at the same time as figuring out the bugs in the game, but I will definitely play with it at that point.

Please Note: This has not been tested by the Community (at least enough times to figure out if this will work or not for everyone). So, proceed cautiously and report back any issues that you experience. This way folks who want to attempt this can do so with as little issue as possible.