How to play Roblox on Linux using Wine
Roblox is a highly popular online gaming platform and game creation system developed and published by Roblox Corporation. Here’s how you can play Roblox on Linux using Wine.
Installing Lutris on Linux
Playing Roblox on Linux with Wine is easy to do because of Lutris. What is Lutris? It’s a gaming app for Linux that handles all of the hard work for configuration and installation.
Lutris needs to be installed on your Linux system before you use it. Start by opening up a terminal window on the desktop to get it working. You can open up a terminal window by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or, search for “Terminal” in the app menu and launch it that way.
With the terminal window open, the installation of Lutris can begin. Get Lutris working on your Linux computer system using the installation instructions below.
Ubuntu
Starting at Ubuntu 21.10, Lutris is available in the “Ubuntu Multiverse” software repository out of the box. So, if you’re using a later version of Ubuntu, you should upgrade to 21.10 or newer.
Once upgraded to Ubuntu 21.10 or newer, you’ll be able to install the latest version of Lutris on your computer using the apt install command.
sudo apt install lutris
Debian
If you’re using Debian, you’ll be able to install Lutris (provided you’re on Debian 11 or Debian Sid). Those on an older release of Debian looking to get Lutris will first need to upgrade their OS.
Once you’ve upgraded Debian to the latest version, you’ll be able to quickly set up the Lutris application with the apt-get install command below.
sudo apt-get install lutris
Arch Linux
The Lutris application is available in the Arch Linux official software repositories for installation. However, ensure you’ve got the “Community” software repository enabled in the /etc/pacman.conf file.
To install the latest release of Lutris on Arch Linux, run the following pacman -S command in a terminal window.
sudo pacman -S lutris
Fedora
Since Fedora 34, the Lutris application has been available for Fedora users in the official software repositories. So if you’re on Fedora and need to get the Lutris application working on your computer, you’ll be happy to know that it is one dnf install command away.
sudo dnf install lutris
OpenSUSE
Those using OpenSUSE Leap 15.3 or OpenSUSE Tumbleweed will have an easy time setting up the Lutris application. To get the app working on your OpenSUSE system, you’ll need to have the “OpenSUSE Oss” software repo enabled. Once enabled, run the zypper install command.
sudo zypper install lutris
With the Lutris app installed on your computer, open it up and follow the step-by-step instructions below to get Lutris working on your computer.
Step 1: Head over to the official Roblox Lutris page. Once there, you’ll see two installation options. “Grapejuice” and “Player and Studio version.” Select the “Install” button next to the “WINE” option.
Step 2: When you select the “Install” button, your web browser will ask you to “Allow this site to open the lutris link.” Allow your browser to open it to launch the installer.
Step 3: With the Roblox installer open in Lutris, you will see a pop-up window appear. In this pop-up window, you’ll see “Install ROBLOX,” followed by “Player and Studio” and an “Install” button.
Select the “Install” button to start up the Roblox installation in the Lutris app on Linux.
Step 4: Upon selecting the “Install” button in the Lutris app, the installer will ask you to browse where to install Roblox. By default, the game installs to your home directory in the “Games” folder.
The default installation folder should be fine for most users. However, if you wish to change it, click on the “Browse” button and click on it to select a different location on your computer.
Step 5: You must now download the Roblox installer. Thankfully, Lutris will take care of this for you. Select the “Continue” button on the download page to grab “RobloxPlayerLauncher.exe.” The download shouldn’t take too long.
Step 6: After the EXE is done downloading, Lutris will launch Wine and install Roblox to your computer. It should be quick. When the process is complete, Lutris will tell you that the “Installation completed!”
Once the installation is completed, check the “Create desktop shortcut” and “Create application menu shortcut” boxes. Then, select the “Close” button to close the installer. Or, select “Launch” to start up the game.
I’ve never had a problem installing and launching Roblox Studio on Ubuntu in WINE, but it is currently unusable because it doesn’t get past the ‘Signing in…’ screen with the three blinky dots. It used to stall there forever, but more recently shows a ‘Launch failure’ error message after a few minutes with buttons to ‘Try again’, or ‘Login from browser’- neither of which work.
Any ideas what this means or how to fix?