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Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. For details on Linux itself see Wikipedia:Linux.
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[edit] The native client
You can download the client from the official download page. After accepting the license agreement, choose the Linux client. You will recieve a compressed tar-archive file. To unpack the client, go to the directory where downloaded the file and run
tar xfz tibia811.tgz
Then enter the newly created directory and run Tibia:
cd Tibia ./StartTibia.sh
System Requirements as mentioned on the download page:
- Linux with libc version 6 or later
- X-Window system installed
- Hardware accelerated graphics driver
- 40 MB free hard disk space
- A connection to the internet
[edit] History
Since the Tibia update 7.6 there had been no native Tibia client for Linux until the 28th of September 2006. However, Linux users could play Tibia using Wine. Lots of players asked Cipsoft to create a new client for Linux, and they were answered. Cipsoft are now releasing both Windows and Linux versions of the Tibia client.
[edit] How to run Tibia with Linux and Wine (Deprecated)
[edit] Get Wine
To run Tibia on a Linux system, you first need to have Wine installed. If you do not have a Wine installation check the Wine download page. Due to a bug in Wine (details here in the Wine Bugzilla), Tibia will not work with a version newer then 0.9.15, so choose this release. For details on how to install Wine please see the Wine user guide, Chapter 2 (Getting Wine).
[edit] Install Tibia
Download the Tibia client from the download section on www.tibia.com. Enter the directory in which you have saved the client and run the following (for client version 7.81):
wine tibia781.exe
Now simply follow the installation instructions.
[edit] Run Tibia
To run Tibia, enter the directory in which you have installed Tibia. If you have used the default configuration to install both Wine and Tibia, this should be something like ~/.wine/drive_c/Programme/Tibia/ (look in ~/.wine/ or ~/.wine/drive_c/ if the path does not exactly match, "Programme" is German). To start Tibia run
wine Tibia.exe engine 0
If you want to know why you have to use "engine 0": Tibia supports three graphics engines: DirectX 5, DirectX 9 and OpenGL. Out of these, Wine supports only DirectX 5. See the official FAQ explanation on the matter here.
