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Simply mount your CD the same way you would mount any other piece of removable media in your distribution (whatever that way may be). Now, skip ahead to Installation.

First, make a disc image if you don't have one already. An ISO can be created using the following command: (this command assumes your CD drive is at /dev/cdrom and you want the image to be called wa.iso in the current directory - change the parameters if need be). Now, mount the image. There are two methods by which to do this - one of which is easy and recommended, but requires installing cdemu which can be hard work for beginners - the other of which is much more fiddly and only works with ISOs, but requires no additional software.

Browse to the folder where you mounted the CD (either through GUI or command-line; your preference), and run Install.exe (in the Install directory) through wine. If you're in a GUI and nothing happens, you probably don't have your file associations set up properly - try it in the command-line if this is the case. If it works through the command-line but not the GUI, consult your distro's documentation, IRC channels, and forums for help on how to do set up file associations for exes. Now install Worms Armageddon as you would on a Windows computer. If you get asked, decline to install DirectX 6, though it doesn't matter if it does get installed by mistake (wine will ignore attempts to install DirectX). If you cannot get the official installer to run, try the Automatic Installer. Just ensure your CD is mounted then run the exe under wine. Download the latest beta update (3.8.1) from the Worms Armageddon website, run it, and go through the installation, again as you would on Windows. It...

Finally, launch Worms Armageddon. The CD must be mounted, not just inserted - otherwise the game will crash when you try to start an actual round. Many distros create a menu entry under "wine" in your applications menu - if yours does, launch it from here (try logging out and back in again if it doesn't appear). Else, you'll need to launch it from the command-line - perhaps you should create a script to do this, as it's a rather tedious process. Disabling compositing (kwin effects or compiz) is a good idea when launching the game, if you have it enabled - performance is considerably poorer if you don't disable it, though it will still run fine. Kwin's compositing can be disabled (and reenabled) simply by hitting shift+alt+F12. The first time you run the game, a box should hopefully pop up asking if you want to enable compatibility options. Choose yes to this - otherwise the game will not function under wine. You should now be set up to play Worms Armageddon - happy worming! If you g...

If you are here, it means you get a black screen on startup of Worms Armageddon, and have a wine version of 1.3.28 up to and including 1.3.33. All we need to do is to change the way that wine renders DirectDraw programs. This involves changing or adding a registry key. Note that if you have any particularly heavy graphically DirectDraw programs, or a slow computer (but with a good graphics card), you may notice a negative impact on those games' responsiveness. If this is the case, consider making separate wine profiles for WA and other games (how to do this is out of the scope of the tutorial). 1. On a terminal, type wine regedit 2. Browse to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Wine" on the left 3. Still on the left, check for a key (looks like a folder) called "Direct3D" inside the Wine key (folder). If you can see one, browse into this. If you can't see one, click Edit --> New --> Key, type Direct3D as the name and hit enter 4. Click Edit --> New --> String Value 5. Type DirectDrawRendere...

Playing replays can be done via the command-line (or you can set up a script or file associations). However, you will need to specify the full path to the replay (either Windows or Linux path, as long as it's full).

There are many things you can do to boost the usability of your installation. These include: 1. Making a script to run Worms Armageddon, possibly with options (like playing replays, getting logs, etc.) 1. Setting up file associations for WA with WAgame files in your distro, and with wa:// URLs. 1. If you already run wine in a virtual desktop by default, disable the "Force Wine virtual desktop" option in the advanced settings menu to prevent two virtual desktops from appearing. Do not disable "Use desktop window", or the game will stop functioning. 1. If you wish to play in fullscreen mode, with all the advantages of virtual desktop, tell your window manager not to display window borders for wine virtual desktop windows (how you do this varies between window managers). Then set your resolution in WA to your (real) desktop's resolution and play. Note that this should actually happen automatically in theory, but doesn't always due to multiple monitors and other such complications. 1. C...