Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Blizzard was at it again, so here is the latest fix for Battle.Net in Debian and Ubuntu. The procedure for Arch based distros is different and is outlined in my previous video. Hope you enjoy!

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Arch Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=4Qp6bPDYFJA
Notes for Debian/Ubuntu Procedure:
Battle.Net install Ubuntu and Debian

Optional: Compositing (compton etc)

32 bit architecture:

Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install libc6-i386
Debian:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

Run:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Install your Graphics Card or Proprietary Drivers using "Additional Drivers"

Install:
sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
sudo apt-get install wine winetricks playonlinux

For Ubuntu based distros:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

Playonlinux:

Use wine-staging 1.9.13

Add to winecfg:
api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
ucrtbase.dll
vcruntime140.dll
dbghelp (disabled)
msvcp140