World of Tanks: installing and running on Arch Linux
Tags: archlinux, howtos, operatingsystems, unixlinux
Published: 2019-03-03 08:13:51

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![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/world_of_tanks_logo.png)Didn’t think it will work, but it did!

Used guide of the 2017 year from [here>>>](http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/635330-how-to-install-wot-arch-linux/), and after everything was done – found another one [here\>\>\>](https://worldoftanks.eu/en/content/soft/pc_programs/1311/).

Not sure if it will work on the `nouveau` drivers – I did with the [`nvidia`](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA).

Enable the [Multilib](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/official_repositories#Enabling_multilib) repo.

Update packages:

```
$ sudo pacman -Syu
```

Install the `wine` package:

```
$ sudo pacman -S wine
```

Install other dependencies:

```
$ yay wine gecko
$ yay wine mono
$ sudo pacman -S winetricks
```

Install Internet Explorer 7![😀](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/11.2.0/72x72/1f600.png) (in the 2019 year!).

Configure `wine` to work as [32-bit system](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/wine#WINEARCH):

```
$ export WINEARCH=win32
```

Install IE:

```
$ winetricks ie7
------------------------------------------------------
WINEPREFIX INFO:
Drive C: total 28
drwxr-xr-x  7 setevoy setevoy 4096 Feb 24 18:37 .
drwxr-xr-x  4 setevoy setevoy 4096 Feb 24 18:38 ..
drwxr-xr-x  6 setevoy setevoy 4096 Feb 24 18:37 Program Files
drwxr-xr-x  6 setevoy setevoy 4096 Feb 24 18:37 Program Files (x86)
drwxr-xr-x  3 setevoy setevoy 4096 Feb 24 18:37 ProgramData
drwxr-xr-x  4 setevoy setevoy 4096 Feb 24 18:37 users
drwxr-xr-x 18 setevoy setevoy 4096 Feb 24 18:37 windows
Registry info:
/home/setevoy/.wine/system.reg:#arch=win64
/home/setevoy/.wine/user.reg:#arch=win64
/home/setevoy/.wine/userdef.reg:#arch=win64
------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------

wine cmd.exe /c echo '%ProgramFiles%' returned empty string, error message "wine: WINEARCH set to win32 but '/home/setevoy/.wine' is a 64-bit installation."
```

Okay…

Let try [this>>>](https://askubuntu.com/questions/136714/how-to-force-wine-into-acting-like-32-bit-windows-on-64-bit-ubuntu) solution:

Remove the `~/.wine` directory:

```
$ rm -rf .wine/
```

Run again:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_184125.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_184125.png)

Install more dependencies:

```
$ winetricks d3dx9_36 d3dx9_43 vcrun2008 msxml3 wininet corefonts ie7 d3dcompiler_43
```

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_184459.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_184459.png)

Restart `wine`:

```
$ sudo wineboot
...
wine: configuration in '/root/.wine' has been updated.
```

Install fonts:

```
$ winetricks allfonts
```

Install `lib32-libldap`:

```
$ yay -S lib32-libldap
```

Install [`wine-staging`](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/multilib/x86_64/wine-staging-nine/) – it will replace `wine`:

```
$ yay -S wine-staging-nine
```

Install fixes and other packages:

```
$ winetricks wmp9 msxml3 msxml4 msxml6
```

Windows Media Player started here and hung – kill it.

Configure `wine` – run `winecfg`.

In the _Staging_ tab enable the next options:

- _“Enable CSMT for better graphic_ performance_“_
- _“Enable VAAPI as_ backend _for DXA2 GPU decoding”_

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190307.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190307.png)

Go to the _Graphics_ tab and enable everything here.

First I tried without the Virtual desktop enabled but it led me to a slightly curved picture, so better to enable it now and set your monitor’s resolution:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190339.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190339.png)

Download the [Wargaming Game Center installer](https://worldoftanks.com/en/game/download/):

```
$ ls -l Downloads/
total 6292
-rw-r--r-- 1 setevoy setevoy 6435808 Feb 24 18:59 world\_of\_tanks\_install\_ru\_bs813vc8ybyz.exe
```

Run it with `wine`:

```
$ wine world\_of\_tanks\_install\_ru\_bs813vc8ybyz.exe
```

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190516.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190516.png)

Install the game:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190544.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190544.png)

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190647.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_190647.png)

During the installation process WGC died a few times – just restart it.

And – almost ready:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_195259.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_195259.png)

Here you can see the picture’s issue I mentioned above.

To fix it – run again `winecfg` => _Graphics_, enable the _Emulate a virtual desktop_, and set a screen resolution:

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_221105.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_221105.png)

Okay – now need to find out how to run game!

Check the `~/.wine/drive_c/users/setevoy/Desktop/World\ of\ Tanks\ RU.desktop` file:

```
$ cat .wine/drive\_c/users/setevoy/Desktop/World\ of\ Tanks\ RU.desktop
```

```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=World of Tanks RU
Exec=env WINEPREFIX="/home/setevoy/.wine" /usr/bin/wine C:\\\\Games\\\\World\_of\_Tanks\_RU\\\\wgc\_api.exe --open
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
IconA12C\_WorldOfTanks.0

StartupWMClass=wgc\_api.exe
```

Here is the command I'm looking for – `/usr/bin/wine C:\\\\Games\\\\World_of_Tanks_RU\\\\wgc_api.exe --open`.

Execute it:

```
$ wine ~/.wine/drive\_c/Games/World\_of\_Tanks\_RU/wgc\_api.exe --open
```

Or just run:

```
$ winefiles
```

[![](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_221507.png "World of Tanks: установка и запуск на Arch Linux")](https://rtfm.co.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screenshot_20190224_221507.png)

I played a couple of battles – all worked fine.

Will see how it will be after the game’s upgrades.


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