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There might be some players (like me) who uses linux but wanna play zx at the same time so i figured out it'll be a great idea to make a guide about it:

*This guide was made under Ubuntu Linux Jaunty Jackalope

Installing Wine
There are three ways to install Wine.

First is by downloading a .deb package depending on your distro and issue the following commands in the terminal:
~$ cd path/of/your/downloaded/debpackage/here
~$ sudo dpkg -i name_of_the_package_file_here.deb
~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

or if you want an easier way, you can search for wine through synaptic package manager:
System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
enter your root password
type 'wine' in the search box
tick the box before it and choose 'Mark for installation'
click apply

If you're a terminal guy, you might want to install it from the terminal.
~$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
~$ sudo apt-get install wine

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Installing ZX Online PH
Here are the two ways of installing zx on Ubuntu.

*Make sure to install Windows' Flash player 10 for IE install_flash_player_ax.exe
and the one for other browsers (firefox, opera, safari, etc) install_flash_player.exe

Its either running the game's installer by
right clicking on it and choose "Open with Wine Windows program loader"

or issue these commands in terminal:
~$ cd /path/of/your/zx_installer
~$ wine ZXOnlineSetup_01062009.exe #replace the orange with whatever the name of your zx online installer is#

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Adding Wine into Software Sources to make sure its always updated:

Open Software Sources~
System > Administration > Software Sources
enter root password
Select 'Thrid-Party Software' tab
Click add and add the following APT lines depending on which (Ubuntu) version you're using

For Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04):
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt jaunty main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope"

For Ubuntu Intrepid (8.10):
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt intrepid main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex"

For Ubuntu Hardy (8.04):
deb http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt hardy main #WineHQ - Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"

After adding the repository, you also need to add the key for the repository to your system's list of trusted keys.
Download and save Scott Ritchie's key (right click -> save as) to your desktop. Then open the Authentication tab, click import key file, and select the key file you just saved (Scott Ritchie.gpg).

Click close when done and choose reload when prompted.

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If you do not have the installer but you still have a copy of the entire folder of zx online, you just have to browse into its launcher folder

i.e. /media/Ubuntu 9.04 i386/Zhu Xian Online/launcher or /home/gonkyouka/Documents/Zhu Xian Online/launcher
then right click on the launcher.exe and choose "Open with Wine windows program loader"

or in terminal:
~$ cd /home/gonkyouka/Documents/Zhu Xian Online/launcher
~$ wine launcher.exe

Enjoy!

Full information and updates about testing are posted in WineHQ official ZX' Online testing page

Click on the image to visit the site.