This repo contains instruction on how to run the Jagex Launcher in Linux as well as how to play through RuneLite
I am not affiliated with Jagex or RuneLite, and assumes no responsibility for the contens of this page
- Wine
- WineTricks
- Jagex Launcher for Windows
- Jagex Launcher icon
- RuneLite for Linux
- .NET Framework 4.8
- Windows Virtual Machine or Windows computer
Note
Replace USERNAME with the name of your Linux user
Install Wine with the link above and follow the instructions for your distribution
Install WineTricks through your package manager. For example: sudo apt install winetricks
Install .NET Framework with the following command: winetricks --force -q dotnet48
Manual installation (Click to expand)
Start WineTricks with the following command: winetricks --force
Ignore any pop-ups and keep pressing OK until you can proceed
Select "Select the default wineprefix and click OK"
Select "Install a Windows DLL or component and click OK"
Select "dotnet48" and click OK
Accept the license terms and click Install
Install the Jagex Launcher either in a Windows virtual machine or on a seperate computer
Copy the installation folder to your home directory on your Linux computer
Create a new file called jagex-launcher.desktop
with the following text:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Jagex Launcher
Terminal=false
Exec=wine /home/USERNAME/Jagex\ Launcher/JagexLauncher.exe
Icon=Jagex_Launcher_icon
Save the file in: /home/USERNAME/.local/share/appliations
Download the Jagex Launcher icon and save it in /home/USERNAME/.local/share/icons
Make sure that the exec path is the same as the path to the Jagex Launcher
Navigate to this directory: /home/USERNAME/.wine/drive_c/users/USERNAME/AppData/Local
Create a new folder called RuneLite
and move RuneLite.AppImage
to this directory.
Make the file executable with the following command: sudo chmod +x RuneLite.AppImage
Create a new file called RuneLite.sh
with the following text:
#!/bin/sh
cd /home/USERNAME/.wine/drive_c/users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/RuneLite
./RuneLite.AppImage
Save the file in the RuneLite
folder you just created
Make RuneLite.sh
executable with the following command: sudo chmod +x RuneLite.sh
Create a symbolic link to RuneLite.sh
with the following command: ln -s RuneLite.sh RuneLite.exe
Create a new file called InstallLocation.reg
with the following text:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuneLite Launcher_is1]
"InstallLocation"="/home/USERNAME/.wine/drive_c/users/USERNAME/AppData/Local/RuneLite"
Save the file in your home directory
Open Windows Registry Editor with the following command: winetricks regedit
Select registry, Import Registry File.. and import the file you just created.
Thanks to c00k and jolty__ for making the information available to create this repo
How to use Jagex's New Launcher on Linux by c00k
Native Linux RuneLite running with Jagex Launcher by jolty__