The best way to run Tanki Online on Linux Mint/Ubuntu!

[PlazmaKG 14]

I have found the best way to run Tanki online on Linux using Ubuntu 18.04 / Linux Mint 19!

I know you can run it in Chrome, but chrome sucks,

You could run the official client in wine, but the performance sucks.

you can run Tanki on the stand alone flash player for Linux, but the performance sucks.

you could run Tanki under NPAPI, but the performance sucks.

 

The solution? running Tanki in the stand alone flash player, for Windows, on WINE.

seems crazy right?! yeah it is but it just works so well and I'm going to guide you on how to get this set up ^^

 

--Installing Wine--

The clear obvious step is to install Wine, I mean duh! here is how to do this...

 

first of all you will want to open the terminal. the icon looks what you would think it looks like...

you can open it by either doing ctrl + alt + t at anytime on your keyboard, or by going into the menu and finding it. it looks like this.

first off you have to add 32 bit support with the following command.

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

 

then you need to add the repository for Wine (A repository is a place where you can install software from without using a web browser). run the following commands.

wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key

sudo apt-key add Release.key

 

If you're on Ubuntu 18.04 run this...

sudo apt-add-repository https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/

 

If you're on Linux Mint 19 run this...

sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ bionic main'

 

Now that we've added the repository, we need to update the apt cache for the system to use this repository. to do that run the following command...

sudo apt update

 

Now we need to actually download and install Wine, in order for this to work, Wine STAGING is the version we want.

to install it, enter the following command.

sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-staging

 

That will take some time to finish, but when it does, run the following command.

wine cmd

 

After you do that, do NOT close the terminal, but you will see a dialog come up saying somthing along the lines of "configuring wine". after a few seconds another dialog will open asking if you want to install mono. you want to click install here. after a minute, a new dialog will pop up asking if you want to install gecko, you want to click install here too. after that a 3rd dialog will pop up again asking if you want to install gecko, just press install again. I have no Idea why it does it twice but it's not a big deal. after it's all done, all the dialogs will close and you will be left with the terminal which will look like a CMD from Windows, but with a Z:/ instead of C:/. when you are here.

just type the following command.

exit

 

after that the terminal will go back to how it looked before wine. again, you just want to do the same command...

exit

 

once you do that the terminal window should close out. now what we need to do is download the stand alone flash player for Windows. to do this, I will give you the link to adobe's download page for flash player.

https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html

you will want click the link that I have circled with a red box in the following screenshot...

After you have downloaded this, goto where ever you downloaded it, and put it on your desktop.

 

After putting it on your desktop, right click it it, and click properties. after doing that, in the window that pulls up, click on open with which is at the top. after doing there, in the list, click "Wine Windows Program Loader" so it's highlighted in green or what ever your system color is, then click the button at the bottom that says "Set as default" then close the window.

now double click the file you put on your desktop to launch the flash player. once doing that, at the top, goto file, then open. when you do that, you will get a little dialog box that pulls up. in that box, you will want to put the following link...

http://tankionline.com/AlternativaLoader.swfconfig=c1.tankionline.com/config.xml&resources=s.eu.tankionline.com&lang=en&locale=en 

Then hit enter.

 

There you go! Have fun!!! :D

Edited October 23, 2018 by PlazmaKG

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Thank you so much :)

[Destrod 2,634]

Moved from Off-Topic Discussion.

 

PS: This looks really informative! I'm not a Linux user myself but I would've been saved a whole lot of trouble if I had read this while being one.

[Total_SkiIl 1,983]

As if this is anything new, since any Linux user basically IS an advanced user, they will surely know this already.

 

Oh, and also, you can use any distro instead of using Mint or Ubuntu. Debian is a great choice too. 

 

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To anyone thinking this is applicable to only these specific distros, no it isn't. Wine will work on any distro.

Edited October 23, 2018 by Total_SkiIl

[Hancho 3,902]

My PC can't even run minecraft. 

[PlazmaKG 14]

As if this is anything new, since any Linux user basically IS an advanced user, they will surely know this already.

 

Oh, and also, you can use any distro instead of using Mint or Ubuntu. Debian is a great choice too. 

 

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To anyone thinking this is applicable to only these specific distros, no it isn't. Wine will work on any distro.

For the first part, there aren't going to be very many novice users, but saying all of them area advanced is completely not true, there are plenty of intermediate computer users using Linux. Most advanced users go to less user friendly distros, which aren't Ubuntu or Linux Mint. 2nd, I know Wine is available on other distros, but the commands and repositories to install wine are different, hence people would be frustrated if i put this up as just Linux in general. it's also good to keep in mind that some people are using older machines to play tanki online, and chose to goto linux for the security and the updates, which will always be better than running a non-supported operating system, which is where the novice users will come from. yes, even Debian has a different repo for Wine. adding the repo is also different on Debian. lol

Edited October 24, 2018 by PlazmaKG

[PlazmaKG 14]

My PC can't even run minecraft. 

Lol rip.

[bozo88 450]

Linux users be like ^^^^ :joy:

[rm-rf 20]

As if this is anything new, since any Linux user basically IS an advanced user, they will surely know this already.

It may be something new for someone. Running linux for two years, trying different distros (including arch and gentoo), solving a lot of problems and didn't even thought to run tanki through wine. Shame on me. :)

[Total_SkiIl 1,983]

 

Every distro has a distro-specific download/update centre, so yeah, they can just install Wine from that. As for the rest of the steps, most distros have forums with such questions already asked, or you can ask them yourself. Easy.

 

Also, Debian commands do work on Ubuntu, and (maybe) vice-versa. Since Ubuntu is basically a skin on Debian.

 

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I am not trying to undermine your effort, great job making such a guide man. I am just writing this to have a nice conversation with other Linux users. :3

Edited October 24, 2018 by Total_SkiIl

[rm-rf 20]

Also, Debian commands do work on Ubuntu, and (maybe) vice-versa.

Yes it does. https://tecadmin.net/install-wine-on-ubuntu-and-debian/

But debian has very outdated soft in it's repo (on stable branch), so, if someone here wants to try linux, I would recommend to install ubuntu LTS / mint.

[PlazmaKG 14]

Yes it does. https://tecadmin.net/install-wine-on-ubuntu-and-debian/

But debian has very outdated soft in it's repo (on stable branch), so, if someone here wants to try linux, I would recommend to install ubuntu LTS / mint.

 

the command that I mentioned can be installed on debian. but isn't included by default since that command was made in development of Ubuntu. why I didn't write it down. the repository for installing wine is a bit different too :D

Edited October 25, 2018 by PlazmaKG

[PlazmaKG 14]

Every distro has a distro-specific download/update centre, so yeah, they can just install Wine from that. As for the rest of the steps, most distros have forums with such questions already asked, or you can ask them yourself. Easy.

 

Also, Debian commands do work on Ubuntu, and (maybe) vice-versa. Since Ubuntu is basically a skin on Debian.

 

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I am not trying to undermine your effort, great job making such a guide man. I am just writing this to have a nice conversation with other Linux user

This is true, especially if you're on debian, that it's probably an old and outdated version. I also would bet they don't have the staging version of wine on there. The staging version includes some performence updates, and the ablility to make wine sync better with your gtk theme. also no worries :). I personally know people who are intermediate people who use linux, I'd say  alot of the advanced linux users tend be all against Debian in general, and say ARCH this ARCH that. in all fairness arch is a lot more configurable, but in the way that's not meant for an intermediate user. arch is almost like saying you want a tank (cuz this is tanki online), and buying all the individual parts to build that tank, instead of just buying one  :lol:

Edited October 25, 2018 by PlazmaKG

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