I find this unlikely, especially without a source. That said, vanilla wow is already very playable on Linux using private servers.
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Thanks a lot! Would you provide me some guide or explain me how I could start my journey with WoW?
I've played WoW classic on Linux without any real issues. The easiest way imo is through Lutris.
- Install Lutris (should be in most distro repos)
- Add game, choose battle.net
- Let it install, launch, and login to battle.net
- Install WoW classic from inside battle.net
Be sure to note where Lutris is installing your games (it's configurable), so that if you decide to use add-ons you'll know where to put them. I used WowUp, specifically the CurseForge version to manage my add-ons.
WoW itself runs pretty much flawlessly. I may have made some VK3D tweaks, but I'm not home and can't check my notes. Let me know if you run in to any problems.
Opensource yes, original impossible.
WoW server emulators have been in development for over a decade, they're public projects on GitHub and released under opensource licenses, all private servers use those emulators, none of them has original code, it's never been stolen.
You can compile them for Linux (as well as Windows), how well they work depends on the version, up to WoTLK they're fine, from Cata on they're quite bad.
You will need the original clients that are Windows only but they work flawlessly with WINE.
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Thanks a lot! Let's see if I manage to launch this lol
If you never played WoW before, I suggest you play the official one before dabbling with emulators/private servers, it's a much better experience if you know nothing about the game.
WoW client is not native on Linux but it runs flawlessly regardless, always have, it's also very easy to install with Lutris: https://lutris.net/games/world-of-warcraft/, use the battle.net script and follow instructions to install dependencies first.
Thanks a lot! Let's see if I manage to launch this lol
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