# \[SOLVED\] Launcher does not even start on linux

**URL:** <https://forums.eveonline.com/t/solved-launcher-does-not-even-start-on-linux/47039>\
**Category:** EVE Launcher\
**Created:** [December 23, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/solved-launcher-does-not-even-start-on-linux/47039 "2017-12-23T12:49:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Nightwulf\_Stormbringer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nightwulf_stormbringer/32/45439_2.png) [@Nightwulf\_Stormbringer](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nightwulf_Stormbringer)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/solved-launcher-does-not-even-start-on-linux/47039/1 "2017-12-23T12:49:55Z")

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Hey there,

since the launcher update on 20th december, the launcher refuses to start.  
I use Archlinux 64bit with the unofficial launcher using wine-3.0rc2 (this is the official package on Archlinux). I have been very happy with this combination hence wine 3.0 enables DirectX 11 to work with eve.  
I started the [evelauncher.sh](http://evelauncher.sh) even with strace but it ends on a wait4() call without any further activity straightly after searching for the executable of the launcher:  
clone(child\_stack=NULL, flags=CLONE\_CHILD\_CLEARTID|CLONE\_CHILD\_SETTID|SIGCHLD, child\_tidptr=0x7f410c9f4310) = 3350  
rt\_sigprocmask(SIG\_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0  
rt\_sigprocmask(SIG\_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0  
rt\_sigprocmask(SIG\_SETMASK, [], NULL, 8) = 0  
rt\_sigprocmask(SIG\_BLOCK, [CHLD], [], 8) = 0  
rt\_sigaction(SIGINT, {sa\_handler=0x4404c0, sa\_mask=[], sa\_flags=SA\_RESTORER, sa\_restorer=0x7f410c0728e0}, {sa\_handler=SIG\_DFL, sa\_mask=[], sa\_flags=SA\_RESTORER, sa\_restorer=0x7f410c0728e0}, 8) = 0  
wait4(-1,

I could post the whole strace if that helps.

I don’t even know where the launcher stores the configuration so I could step back to the wine version delivered with the launcher…

I would be very happy for any hint you can give me.

Cheers,  
Nightwulf

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**Author:** ![Nightwulf\_Stormbringer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nightwulf_stormbringer/32/45439_2.png) [@Nightwulf\_Stormbringer](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nightwulf_Stormbringer)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/solved-launcher-does-not-even-start-on-linux/47039/2 "2017-12-23T12:57:29Z")

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Hi again,

solved it using an old post as my guide: [SSL issues with launcher](https://forums-archive.eveonline.com/topic/524625/)

Cheery,

Nightwulf

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**Author:** ![Dil\_e\_Mahn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dil_e_mahn/32/372759_2.png) [@Dil\_e\_Mahn](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dil_e_Mahn)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2017, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/solved-launcher-does-not-even-start-on-linux/47039/3 "2017-12-25T08:31:57Z")

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I ran into the same problem (Launcher not doing much of anything), but linking libssl and libcrypto into the launcher directory didn’t fix it. Now I get this message:

```
This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "xcb"
in "".

Available platform plugins are: eglfs, linuxfb, minimal, minimalegl, offscreen, xcb.

Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
[1] 4857 abort (core dumped) ./evelauncher

```

Any next suggestions?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/solved-launcher-does-not-even-start-on-linux/47039/4 "2018-03-25T08:32:16Z")

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