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Hello. I wish to upgrade my linux OS to the latest version, but I know the game will not load due to certain dependencies and jagex does nothing for linux. I did skim over the first few posts here about flatpack installs, etc. What is the current best install method for the game that is safe? I don't know if I want to go down a route of installing and logging into something third-party and make my account vulnerable. Does wine work well?
Really, if you do not mind picking a new Linux OS flavor.. download Arch linux .iso and run it.
Arch does not provide a graphical installer, but it's pretty straight forward to install.
When you are in the live session of Arch Linux, you can follow the .install.txt in ~/.
Plus Arch Wiki provides a wide spectrum of documentation when bumping into certain situations that you could use technical help with.
And... Arch is known for using bleeding edge software, so you will certain benefit from that, when playing RuneScape.
Also Arch is known for being very minimalist in choice of software.
When you setup Xorg (or wayland) and you are ready to play RuneScape, you can as superuser:
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
$ cd yay
$ makepkg -si
then when Yay is installed, install runescape-launcher-2.2.4 with:
$ yay -Sy runescape-launcher
Have fun
Hello. I wish to upgrade my linux OS to the latest version, but I know the game will not load due to certain dependencies and jagex does nothing for linux. I did skim over the first few posts here about flatpack installs, etc. What is the current best install method for the game that is safe? I don't know if I want to go down a route of installing and logging into something third-party and make my account vulnerable. Does wine work well?
Really, if you do not mind picking a new Linux OS flavor.. download Arch linux .iso and run it.
Arch does not provide a graphical installer, but it's pretty straight forward to install.
When you are in the live session of Arch Linux, you can follow the .install.txt in ~/.
Plus Arch Wiki provides a wide spectrum of documentation when bumping into certain situations that you could use technical help with.
And... Arch is known for using bleeding edge software, so you will certain benefit from that, when playing RuneScape.
Also Arch is known for being very minimalist in choice of software.
When you setup Xorg (or wayland) and you are ready to play RuneScape, you can as superuser:
$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
$ cd yay
$ makepkg -si
then when Yay is installed, install runescape-launcher-2.2.4 with:
$ yay -Sy runescape-launcher
Have fun
23-Oct-2019 22:18:37
@Trollster,
there are few things you can do to maximize performance on Linux systems when gaming.
Preferably don't run bloated Desktop Environments. Have a look at: i3 or openbox
Make sure the system is in good health.
Use latest software.
You can cap the fps with xorg-xrandr for better performance.
Don't run services that you do not need.
Also a fun trick is to run RuneScape in a separate X server:
Log out of the current desktop, then press Ctrl+Alt+F2, and if necessary stop the running desktop manager ( # systemctl stop sddm.service) or ( # systemctl stop lightdm.service)
Make sure you got the xinit package installed, and run:
$ xinit /usr/bin/runescape-launcher -- :1 vt$XDG_VTNR
That should make the runescape nxt run in a seperate X server, and might increase performance slightly.
But to be honest, when you want better gaming performance: get better hardware.
There are few tricks you can find on the www to increase gaming performance on Linux, but they do not seem to increase performance that much.
What i have learned in my 16 years of Linux gaming, is that no matter what you do, computer hygiene and health is most important.
23-Oct-2019 22:44:57 - Last edited on 23-Oct-2019 22:45:16 by Syntalos
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