• Jagex Launcher ¹⁾
• 32-bit ²⁾

• 2023/07/31: These notes provide native Linux OSRS RuneLite and NXT RuneScape (RS3) game clients
• If looking to only play OSRS and use the C++ client, see C++ notes

• Fedora Workstation
• Wine

• This needs installed on a Windows machine first, and then the Jagex Launcher folder in Program Files can be copied as-is to the Wine prefix
• Google Drive link to a clean Jagex Launcher folder

mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' WINEARCH='win32' wineboot && sync

gio open ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files'

• 2023/06/12: The launcher nor any GUI appeared even with a virtual desktop
• If the installer ever works, the above Jagex Launcher folder copy stuff above can be ignored

mkdir -p ~/'.wine' && wget 'https://cdn.jagex.com/Jagex%20Launcher%20Installer.exe' -O ~/'Downloads/Jagex Launcher Installer.exe' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' WINEARCH='win32' wine ~/'Downloads/Jagex Launcher Installer.exe'

• Expects RuneLite.AppImage in ~/Downloads

gio open 'https://runelite.net/'

mkdir -p ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/RuneLite' && mv --force ~/'Downloads/RuneLite.AppImage' ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/RuneLite' && chmod +x ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/RuneLite/RuneLite.AppImage' && sync

nano ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/RuneLite/RuneLite.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/RuneLite/RuneLite.sh' && ln --symbolic --force ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/RuneLite/RuneLite.sh' ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/users/'$USER'/AppData/Local/RuneLite/RuneLite.exe'

#!/bin/bash
cd "${0%/*}"

export MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DIR=~/'.runelite'

./RuneLite.AppImage --disable-telemetry --J=-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC

# End

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' wine reg add 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RuneLite Launcher_is1' /v 'InstallLocation' /t 'REG_SZ' /d 'C:\users\'$USER'\AppData\Local\RuneLite\' /f

• Update launcher if prompted, log-in, select OSRS → RuneLite → Play

cd ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' wine ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/JagexLauncher.exe' --disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer

• See runescape_native

• Update launcher if prompted, log-in, select RuneScape → Install

cd ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher' && WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' wine ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/JagexLauncher.exe' --disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer

ln --backup --symbolic --force ~/'Jagex/updater/runescape-launcher' ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/Games/RuneScape/RuneScape.exe'

mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Jagex' && nano ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Jagex/Jagex Launcher.desktop' && sed -i 's/'CHANGEME'/'$USER'/g' ~/'.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Jagex/Jagex Launcher.desktop'

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Jagex Launcher
Comment=The Jagex Launcher allows you to access Jagex games seamlessly and securely, all in one place and with the safety and convenience of a single login.
Categories=Game
Exec=env WINEPREFIX='/home/CHANGEME/.wine/Jagex Launcher' wine '/home/CHANGEME/.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/JagexLauncher.exe' --disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer
#Exec=env WINEPREFIX='/home/CHANGEME/.wine/Jagex Launcher' wine explorer /desktop='Jagex-Launcher','1440x900' '/home/CHANGEME/.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/JagexLauncher.exe' --disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Path=/home/CHANGEME/.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher
Icon=TODO.0
Actions=Kill;

[Desktop Action Kill]
Exec=env WINEPREFIX='/home/CHANGEME/.wine/Jagex Launcher' wineserver --kill
Name=Force-close

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' winecfg

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' winetricks

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' regedit

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' wineserver --kill

cd ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher' && 

WINEDEBUG=''

WINEPREFIX=~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher' wine ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/JagexLauncher.exe'

--disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer

--single-process

gio open ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/'

gio open ~/'.wine/Jagex Launcher/drive_c/Program Files/Jagex Launcher/Games/Old School RuneScape/linux/'

gio open ~/'.runelite/'

gio open ~/'Jagex/'