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Tux, the Linux mascot

Linux support for StarCitizen:Star Citizen is officially planned, and therefore support for StarCitizen:Squadron 42 is also expected.<ref>PAX East 2014 Panel - "The (Incredible) Future of PC Gaming", StarCitizen:Chris Roberts at Pax East 2014, PC Gamer on YouTube, 12 Apr 2014</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Cite RSI</ref> It is not clear whether this will be a native Linux client, or simply support to run the Windows client of the game on Linux via certain compatibility layers.

There is an active group of Linux players within the Star Citizen community called the "Linux Users Group" who have developed their own tools and documentation to help players run the Windows client of the game on a variety of Linux distributions. They provide continuous feedback to StarCitizen:CIG to point out issues with the StarCitizen:RSI Launcher, StarCitizen:EAC, and the game itself to help the developers keep the game working on Linux distros. <ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

This is done with the help of compatibility layers such as Wine. A native Linux client does not exist. Over the years, CIG has patched out several issues that made the game unplayable on Linux using these compatibility layers. <ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

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+[[File:Star Citizen Linux.png|thumb|Tux, the Linux mascot]]'''Linux''' support for ''[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]'' is officially planned, and therefore support for ''[[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]]'' is also expected.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Iy5Dv-5dw&t=1327s PAX East 2014 Panel - "The (Incredible) Future of PC Gaming"], [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]] at Pax East 2014, PC Gamer on YouTube, 12 Apr 2014</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14874-10-For-The-Chairman|text=10 for the chairman, episode 62, question 10|accessdate=2015-08-03}}</ref> It is not clear whether this will be a native Linux client, or simply support to run the [[StarCitizen:wikipedia:Microsoft_Windows|Windows]] client of the game on Linux via certain [[StarCitizen:wikipedia:Compatibility_layer|compatibility layers]].
-[[File:Star Citizen Linux.png|thumb|Tux, the Linux mascot]]'''Linux''' support for ''[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen]]'' is officially planned, and therefore support for ''[[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]]'' is expected.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Iy5Dv-5dw&t=1327s PAX East 2014 Panel - "The (Incredible) Future of PC Gaming"], [[StarCitizen:Chris Roberts]] at Pax East 2014, PC Gamer on YouTube, 12 Apr 2014</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14874-10-For-The-Chairman|text=10 for the chairman, episode 62, question 10|accessdate=2015-08-03}}</ref>
-Players are already able to make it run on Linux unofficially and have reported better performance running the game on Linux than on Windows.{{cite}}
+There is an active group of Linux players within the Star Citizen community called the "Linux Users Group" who have developed their own tools and documentation to help players run the Windows client of the game on a variety of Linux distributions. They provide continuous feedback to [[StarCitizen:CIG]] to point out issues with the [[StarCitizen:RSI Launcher]], [[StarCitizen:EAC]], and the game itself to help the developers keep the game working on Linux distros. <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/50259/thread/current-and-projected-cpu-core-and-thread-count/4006108|text=Spectrum: Silvan-CIG responds to "Current and projected CPU core count"|accessdate=2026-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/50259/thread/star-citizen-on-linux/5430220|text=Spectrum: Silvan-CIG responds to "Star Citizen on Linux ?"|accessdate=2026-07-19}}</ref>
+This is done with the help of compatibility layers such as [[StarCitizen:wikipedia:Wine_(software)|Wine]]. A native Linux client does not exist. Over the years, CIG has patched out several issues that made the game unplayable on Linux using these compatibility layers. <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/upcoming-launcher-update-for-linux-users/350733|text=Spectrum: Upcoming Launcher Update for Linux Users|accessdate=2026-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/rsi-launcher-1-6-6-release-notes/363990|text=RSI Launcher 1.6.6 Release Notes|accessdate=2026-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/rsi-launcher-2-0-1-release-notes/6992299|text=Spectrum: LoujoD_CIG responds to "RSI Launcher 2.0.1 Release Notes"|accessdate=2026-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/retiring-the-legacy-launcher/7114338|text=Spectrum: LoujoD_CIG responds to "Retiring the Legacy Launcher"|accessdate=2026-07-19}}</ref>
 == External Links ==
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 * [https://wiki.starcitizen-lug.org/ Linux Users Group wiki]
 * [https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/orgs/LUG Linux Users Group org] and its [https://discord.com/invite/meCFYPj Discord].
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux Linux on Wikipedia]
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