How-To: Install StarCraft II from the DVD under linux (Ubuntu 10.10)

This is for Ubuntu 10.10, no doubt it will help you for other distros as well, but this will most definitely not work for everyone.

Commands as follows:

sudo umount -f /media/SC2-L100-D1 (first unmount it)

sudo mkdir /media/cdrom0 (make a directory to mount the disc into)

sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom0 -o uid=1000,gid=1000,unhide,umask=0000

(/dev/cdrom will be different for everyone, well not everyone, but yeah, yours may be /dev/dev1 or some other variation)

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• starcraft
• II
• install
• linux
• ubuntu

[th3d0n123]

WTF did you say between 3:40-3:45...i think i heard your going to want to pin your card correctly...Like i have a 9800gt 512?

[SlaveExplosion]

@th3d0n123 :P yeah I slur my words a lot and am not all that articulate.

9800GTX 512

[SlaveExplosion]

@th3d0n123 it's also my New Zealand English being derp. So, "depending on what card you have, it's going to run kind of 'crapily' (aware it is not a word :P)

[marblethatmops]

Whenever I type winefile and go into the cdrom0 folder and click the .exe file, i get a pop up saying "No installer data could be found. If this problem persists, please contact Blizzard Technical Support."... any help?

[SlaveExplosion]

@marblethatmops It will be because you haven't unhidden the disc properly.

[lucasribeiroufrj]

Nice tutorial!! Thx.

Also nice Desktop and efftects, how can i do it?

[SlaveExplosion]

@lucasribeiroufrj Desktop theme is Elegant Gnome, and the window effects are just part of Gnome, and the dock is called Docky.

Thanks :)

[th3d0n123]

@SlaveExplosion Hahaha thanks...Can you answer another question of mine..Do you have an issue with downloading maps and what not?

[namhog7]

Everything worked and when starcraft 2 opened the buttons for install manual support and exit dont show..... can anyone help me

[audiozprojekt]

one last question is it normal for the game to be laggy I think the culprit maybe because I have dual monitors ..but it does keep itself nice on my "main" monitor maybe I should disconnect one when Im playing