{"id":45258,"date":"2024-01-18T12:59:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T12:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=45258"},"modified":"2024-01-18T12:59:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T12:59:28","slug":"install-custom-ffxiv-launcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/01\/install-custom-ffxiv-launcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Install XIVLauncher (Custom FFXIV Launcher) in Ubuntu 24.04, 22.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-icon.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-45259\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-icon-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-icon-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-icon-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-icon-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-icon-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-icon.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Play Final Fantasy XIV Online in Linux? There&#8217;s a custom launcher for the game for better experience!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/goatcorp\/FFXIVQuickLauncher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">XIVLauncher<\/a>, a free and open-source launcher that provides a customized WINE version for perfect compatibility with FFXIV.<\/p>\n<p>Since the original launcher is slow and cannot save your password, XIVLauncher provides a faster experience, better Linux integration, as well as following QoL features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Auto-login<\/li>\n<li>Fast patching<\/li>\n<li>Discord Rich Presence<\/li>\n<li>Fast in-game market board price checks<\/li>\n<li>Chat filtering<\/li>\n<li>Chat bridge to Discord<\/li>\n<li>Discord notifications for duties, retainer sales, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45260\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-700x460.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-700x460.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-300x197.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-768x505.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The launcher works in Windows, Steam Deck and Desktop Linux. And, here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu &amp; other Linux through either universal Flatpak or Ubuntu PPA.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Install XIVLauncher via Ubuntu PPA<\/h3>\n<p>The launcher has an <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~linneris\/+archive\/ubuntu\/xivlauncher-core-stable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official PPA<\/a>, which so far supports for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.10, Ubuntu 24.04, Linux Mint 21 and their based systems.<\/p>\n<p>1. First, press <code>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/code> on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linneris\/xivlauncher-core-stable<\/pre>\n<p><i>Type user password (no visual feedback) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ivlauncher-ppa.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45261\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ivlauncher-ppa-700x454.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ivlauncher-ppa-700x454.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ivlauncher-ppa-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ivlauncher-ppa-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ivlauncher-ppa.webp 822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. After added the PPA, run command to install the package:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install xivlauncher-core<\/pre>\n<p><i>Linux Mint user need to run <code>sudo apt update<\/code> to refresh package cache, while it&#8217;s done automatically in Ubuntu after adding PPA.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/apt-xivlauncher-core.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45262\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/apt-xivlauncher-core-700x335.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/apt-xivlauncher-core-700x335.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/apt-xivlauncher-core-300x143.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/apt-xivlauncher-core-768x367.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/apt-xivlauncher-core.webp 822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Install XIVLauncher via Flatpak<\/h3>\n<p>For most Linux support, the launcher also provides an universal Flatpak package in the <a href=\"https:\/\/flathub.org\/apps\/dev.goats.xivlauncher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flathub repository<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Fedora 38\/39<\/b> (with 3rd party repository enabled) and <b>Linux Mint 21.x<\/b> can directly search for &amp; install it either from GNOME Software or Software Manager,<\/p>\n<p>While <b>Ubuntu<\/b> and other Linux, need to do following steps to get the Flatpak packages:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal and run command to enable Flatpak support:\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p>For other Linux, follow the official <a href=\"https:\/\/flatpak.org\/setup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setup guide<\/a> instead.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39141\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-600x229.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-600x229.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-300x115.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy-768x294.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/apt-flatpak-jammy.webp 777w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Then, install the app as Flatpak package by running the command below in terminal:\n<pre>flatpak install https:\/\/dl.flathub.org\/repo\/appstream\/dev.goats.xivlauncher.flatpakref<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/flatpak-xivlauncher.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45265\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/flatpak-xivlauncher-700x454.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/flatpak-xivlauncher-700x454.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/flatpak-xivlauncher-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/flatpak-xivlauncher-768x498.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/flatpak-xivlauncher.webp 822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once installed, search for and launch the app either from start menu or &#8216;Activities&#8217; overview depends on your desktop environment (Log out and back in if app icon not visible).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/launch-xivlauncher.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45263\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/launch-xivlauncher.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/launch-xivlauncher.webp 555w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/launch-xivlauncher-300x145.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before logging with the launcher, you may need to first open the settings. Then, set Game path, configuration, and Wine, etc accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-config.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-45264\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-config-700x460.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-config-700x460.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-config-300x197.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-config-768x505.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/xivlauncher-config.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more about it, you may go to the official <a href=\"https:\/\/goatcorp.github.io\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQ page<\/a> to get help.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall XIVLauncher<\/h3>\n<p>Depends on how you installed the software package, select running either commands below to uninstall it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To remove the package installed from PPA, open terminal (<code>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/code>) and run command:\n<pre>sudo apt install xivlauncher-core<\/pre>\n<p>Also, remove the PPA either by launching &#8220;<code>Software &amp; Updates<\/code>&#8221; and removing source line under &#8220;<code>Under Software<\/code>&#8221; tab, or by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:linneris\/xivlauncher-core-stable<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>For the Flatpak package, simply remove it by running command:\n<pre>flatpak uninstall --delete-data dev.goats.xivlauncher<\/pre>\n<p>Also run <code>flatpak uninstall --unused<\/code> to remove useless run-time libraries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play Final Fantasy XIV Online in Linux? There&#8217;s a custom launcher for the game for better experience! It&#8217;s XIVLauncher, a free and open-source launcher that provides a customized WINE version for perfect compatibility with FFXIV. Since the original launcher is slow and cannot save your password, XIVLauncher provides a faster experience, better Linux integration, as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[2136,1189],"class_list":["post-45258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-howtos","tag-final-fantasy-xiv-online","tag-game"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}