STEP 1: DOWNLOAD THE CLIENT

Supported distributions and their requirements can be found here.

( Fedora, Other )

Filesize: 870.5 KB
SHA-1: a322c2555f7005a8b0571d348553d2b0b58b326f

( Mandriva )

Filesize: 870.5 KB
SHA-1: 19273eda118ee967dba224614f870e8ba1a5160a

( OpenSuSE )

Filesize: 870.5 KB
SHA-1: 54adab542e6ef7785faae5760c0860d764a40567

( Ubuntu, Linspire, Debian )

Filesize: 856.6 KB
SHA-1: d02229325a0afccd7c9f42f88630a08cdd6f0ae0

( Gentoo, Slackware )

Filesize: 857.0 KB
SHA-1: 641209d8d637a0851454909739f95887329d0d23

STEP 2: Create an account

While downloading the EVE Online game software you need to either buy an account or create a free trial.

STEP 3: Install EVE Online

Installation instructions can be found here

STEP 4: Start playing

Start EVE Online by selecting Play EVE in the EVE folder in your Programs list and log in using the account you created in Step 2.

To learn how to use EVE Online, please refer to the Player Guide