Install and confiure StartCraft on Linux using Wine

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Here is another guide to configure and install StarCraft game that is intended to play on Windows Platform to be played on Linux operating system. For this you will need a Linux Operating System ofcourse and Wine so that you can install windows applications on Linux and run them natively.
For installing wine refer this links :
Install High-End Windows Games in Linux

Now once you have installed Wine you are ready to proceed.

Configure wine for installing StarCraft :

winecfg

Then insert the StartCraft CD into the CD Drive and open terminal and type this command if the CD doesn't auto mount :

sudo mount /media/cdrom

Then run the setup file :

wine /media/cdrom/setup.exe

Now just follow the instructions. This part is same as you are installing StarCraft in Windows [Wine runs the setup on linux OS native as a setup would run on windows OS].

Now the next step is to get rid of the need of inserting the CD to play games. Its is easy on Windows OS but in linux you have to install the CD and then mount it and then play the game so it would be a bit complex. Download the No CD patch.

In terminal type the following :

wget http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/starcraft/patches/PC/SC-1161.exe

Then install the patch to take effect :

wine SC-1161.exe

Now after the installation is completed click on OK and StarCraft will be started. Now again quit the game and open terminal. Type the following command :

cp /media/cdrom/install.exe ~/.wine/drive_c/directory-where-starcraft-is-installed/StarCraft.mpq

This may take some time to copy as its a pretty big file.

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Now remove the CD from the drive and start StarCraft :

wine ~/.wine/drive_c/directory-where-starcraft-is-installed/StarCraft.exe

To install the Brood War Expansion pack, insert the CD in the CD Drive and open terminal and run :

cp /media/cdrom/install.exe ~/.wine/drive_c/directory-where-starcraft-is-installed/BroodWar.mpq

For no CD patch run:

wget http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/broodwar/patches/PC/BW-1161.exe

Install it by :

wine BW-1161.exe

Run these commands for internet or lan play so that your firewall can allow the ports that are required by StarCraft to communicate with Local Network or Internet :

IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -m state --state NEW -p udp --dport 6111 -j ACCEPT
IPTABLES -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -p udp --dport 6111 -j ACCEPT
IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -m state --state NEW -p udp --dport 6112 -j ACCEPT
IPTABLES -A OUTPUT -m state --state NEW -p tcp --dport 6112 -j ACCEPT # BattleNet

Note : All wine packages are not installed by default to install all the packages type this in terminal :

sudo apt-get install wine-bin libwine-alsa