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Running ActiveWorlds 6.5+ on Ubuntu Linux.


All that is needed is Wine 5.0 or later out of the box and the standard ActiveWorlds Online Installer.


Download

  • Download Wine 5.0 or later via Ubuntu's built-in App Mananger or directly from WineHQ.
  • [Optional] Download Q4Wine via Ubuntu's built-in App Mananger.
  • Get the ActiveWorlds Online Installer for Windows from AW.

Setting up Wine 5.0+

  • [Optional] Install a 32 bit or 64 bit Prefix of Wine.
  • Run the ActiveWorlds Online Installer for Windows.

Support

  • Activeworlds, Inc does not support Linux installations to individual persons.
  • Ask the AW Community at the AW-Forums.
  • Find help at winehq.org and its forums.

Hardware Requirements

  • Intel 2.8 GHz Quad Core CPU or better
  • 6 GB RAM min recommended
  • 10 GB or more of free disk space
  • A hardware accelerated 3D Graphic Card with 800MB+ dedicated memory.

Software Requirements

  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or later
  • Decent 3D Graphics driver(!)
  • Wine 5.0 or later
  • Q4Wine or similar tool to setup a prefix
  • ActiveWorlds 6.7 (min 6.5 build 1591) or later


Additions for other Linux versions

Self compiled versions of Wine, or Wine on other Linux than Ubuntu, require Core Font package from winetricks installed to get CEF Chrome Embedded Framework working. Manually install Flash if needed.

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