How to Install & Play EA Origin Games On Linux
422In this video I cover how to install and play EA Origin games on Linux using either Steam Proton or Lutris.
Method 1 - Steam Proton.
Install Steam, enable Proton for your entire library, download a game as normal, launch, and when prompted, sign into your EA Origin account.
Method 2 - Lutris.
Step 1. Install Wine Dependencies.
https://github.com/lutris/docs/blob/master/WineDependencies.md
Step 2. Install Origin Dependencies.
https://github.com/lutris/docs/blob/master/Origin.md
Step 3. Install Lutris
https://lutris.net/downloads/
Step 4. Install Games Through Lutris.
Either sign in using your Origin account details under Sources / Origin and install a game through there.
Once the game is installed, launch as normal.
Or alternatively, click the + button at the top left and choose the "Search the Lutris website for installers" option and find the game from the list.
In both cases, once the installation has finished, launch, sign into your Origin account and download and install games in the same manner as Windows.
If you find that you cannot sign into Origin on Ubuntu based distributions, you will need to make some changes to the openssl.cnf file.
This is located at /etc/ssl/openssl.cnf
Amend the file as below and restart your system.
[openssl_init]
ssl_conf = ssl_sect
providers = provider_sect
[ssl_sect]
system_default = system_default_sect
[system_default_sect]
Options = UnsafeLegacyRenegotiation
You will now be able to sign into the Origin service.
https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/4235
Step 5. Some Recommended Origin Tweaks.
First, disable Origin In-Game as this can cause some games to not launch.
This can be done by navigating to Origin / Application Settings / Origin In-Game and toggling off the option.
Second, remove write access to the Origin configuration folder, as for some reason Origin likes to frequently write there causing stuttering.
For example, for the game Dragon Age Inquisition, on my system, this is located at:
/home/ryan/Games/dragon-age-inquisition/drive_c/users/ryan/Application Data/
So, in this directory up a Terminal and type the following command:
chmod –R –w Origin
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