Run WOW on Linux
During the beta, Blizzard accidentally included a Linux
binary of World of Warcraft that worked perfectly. Unfortunately, for whatever
reason after that version it was never seen again. They were clearly
experimenting with Linux though. It's a shame they never released it that way.
At any rate, I have seen it run on Linux in various Windows emulators
before.
Looks like it works under the latest
version of Wine using OpenGL with Raphael's Pbuffer patch:
http://www.linux-gamers.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=707
Here's another article:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_and_update_World_Of_Warcraft_with_wine
More:
http://cedegawiki.sweetleafstudios.com/wiki/World_of_Warcraft
http://transgaming.org/gamesdb/games/view.mhtml?game_id=3518
Oh yeah, be sure to sign this petition for a WoW port to Linux:
http://www.blizzpub.net/petition/
By the looks of it,
World of Warcraft does not run with 100% stability on Linux but is playable.
Hopefully those links will help you out in exploring this further.
It is also possible to run wow on linux. WineX/Cedega supports wow fully. very
good program for a very low price. Normally I copy programs but these guys
deserve some cash their way so I bought a subscription for it.
Let us know in
the forums what your results.
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