Note that I could not install winehq-stable directly and had to first install one of its dependencies manually. Sudo apt install -install-recommends winehq-stable sudo apt-add-repository 'deb bionic main' For me it was bionic (you can get yours using command lsb_release -cs), but check official instructions if that does not correspond to yours. Now you need to get the repository matching your release of Ubuntu. If your system is 64 bit, enable 32 bit architecture (if you haven’t already): sudo dpkg -add-architecture i386ĭownload and add the repository key: wget -nc If you use another distribution than Ubuntu, you can skip this section completely.

You could probably use the stock version of wine which ships with your Linux distribution but I always like to get the latest shiny version so here we go.

Downloader_Diablo2_Lord_of_Destruction_enUS.exe.

Here they are if you want to save some time: You can find the links on Blizzard’s website. The second step is to download the Windows launcher of the game which we will use in conjunction with Wine to make it work on Linux. You can get them on the official website for about 20 euros from Blizzard (yes, that’s a shame, the game used to cost 15.99 euros a few years ago!), or by registering your old keys if you still have the box version (which is what I did). If you are running MacOS or Windows, you’re in luck! The official game launcher already supports those platforms natively so you can install it and play straight away without extra hassle! Here are the links:įirst of, you will need a valid CD-Key for the game (both Diablo II and its extension LOD). Yes, you’re old)! In this post I will show you how to install Diablo II with its extension Lord of Destruction on Windows, MacOS and Linux (Ubuntu in this case), using Wine as well as optional sandboxing using firejail! Let’s get to it…

What better time to install Diablo III Diablo II again and have some fun while waiting for the latest iteration of the franchise?īut… it’s 2019 and it is not always easy to install a game first released back in June 2000 (yes, that’s 19 years ago. You might have heard the news: Diablo IV has been announced yesterday with a great cinematic.

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