I had some problems installing this game, and after searching for any solutions out there I found that I wasn't alone. I was surprised to find that it does install pretty easily, and runs bloody well. I compared the performance with the open sourced version of Jedi Outcast, and considering that Jedi Academy is a bit more resource heavy, it's close to native speeds.
So, the problem I noticed many had, is the installer, because there are 2 CDs, and switching cds in Wine is always a problem, especially when you're mounting them as iso's. Beware that this solution requires you to use a "NoCd" exe, but since you own the original game you have nothing to worry about. Follow these steps:
- Pop in the CDs and [convert them to iso images](http://askubuntu.com/questions/136165/how-to-create-iso-