When I try to run the sh file from terminal, I receive the error:

Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing SOMA (GOG.com) 100%
Collecting info for this system...
Operating system: linux
CPU Arch: x86_64
trying mojosetup in bin/linux/x86_64
USING en_US

PANIC
Initial setup failed. Cannot continue.

Error: Couldn't run mojosetup


My specs:
UBUNTU 15.04
Nvidia 760GTX
I have many other game on STEAM and GOG, but never found this kind of error....

Yes sure.
I have also download again the 11GB but the error remain.
I see in internet that some users had same problem with AMNESIA.
They resolved with command "unzip ./amnesia*.sh" but if I try to unzip the SOMA*.sh I receive a "wrong zip format error" so I guess that you used a different format when created the SH archive with MAKESELF.
I talked with support of Frictional games, they told me to ask you if there is a way to extract the SH file...

Do you have any suggestion about how resolve my problem?

Thank you

I get :

drwxrwxrwt 15 root root 16384 set 24 17:50 /tmp/

My md5 is 581017455f50554231149f361a983e89

I have try to launch the gog_soma_2.0.0.1.sh file also from a laptop with UBUNTU 15.04 and also from another desktop computer with MINT 17.2 and all give me same error.

A note:
I see that in the error there is "USING en_US"
I am italian, my lang is it_IT.UTF-8 maybe could be this the problem ?

try to run

$ sh -x gog_soma_2.0.0.1.sh

it should show you the last command it fails to execute

I had the same issue on Devuan alpha2.

Redownloading the .sh file gave me the version that matches the md5sum 917D9BF226D88B0B3B4C69E104115C45.

Hi there,
I am unable to install Yooka Lay-Lee on Linux Mint 18.1, due to an error.
I have redownloaded the game file at least three times, gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh and attempted to install without any success. I have also looked at the solution you provided here.
The game used to run fine, until I accidentally wiped the additional hard drive where it was installed. Upon redownloading and reinstalling Yooka Lay-Lee fails to install.
I noticed that setup failed at en_US, I already changed keybord to US English, made no difference.
I'm from South Africa, using Dutch language interface.

gerasmus@UBSPEL1:~/3TB/afladen$ sh gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing Yooka-Laylee (GOG.com) 100%
Collecting info for this system...
Operating system: linux
CPU Arch: x86_64
trying mojosetup in bin/linux/x86_64
USING en_US

PANIC
Initial setup failed. Cannot continue.

Error: Couldn't run mojosetup


gerasmus@UBSPEL1:~/3TB/afladen$ sh -x gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
+ umask 077
+ CRCsum=1420750813
+ MD5=dc7e399386ddbc728368f4eb620a2dd4
+ TMPROOT=/tmp
+ label=Yooka-Laylee (GOG.com)
+ script=./startmojo.sh
+ scriptargs=
+ licensetxt=
+ targetdir=binaries
+ filesizes=754427
+ keep=n
+ quiet=n
+ dirname gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
+ cd .
+ pwd
+ basename gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
+ export MAKESELF_SHAR=/home/gerasmus/3TB/afladen/gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
+ print_cmd_arg=
+ type printf
+ print_cmd=printf
+ unset CDPATH
+ finish=true
+ xterm_loop=
+ noprogress=n
+ nox11=y
+ copy=none
+ ownership=y
+ verbose=n
+ initargs=
+ true
+ break
+ test n = y -a n = y
+ MS_PrintLicense
+ test x != x
+ test y = n
+ test binaries = .
+ test n = y
+ tmpdir=/tmp/selfgz16509
+ dashp=
+ mkdir /tmp/selfgz16509
+ pwd
+ location=/home/gerasmus/3TB/afladen
+ test x != x1
+ MS_Check gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
+ OLD_PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
+ PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/bin:/ usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/ssl/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/openssl/bin
+ MD5_ARG=
+ exec
+ MD5_PATH=/usr/bin/md5sum
+ test -x /usr/bin/md5sum
+ test -x /usr/bin/md5sum
+ PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
+ test n = n
+ MS_Printf Verifying archive integrity...
+ printf Verifying archive integrity...
Verifying archive integrity...+ head -n 519 gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
+ wc -c
+ tr -d
+ offset=12456
+ verb=
+ i=1
+ + echocut 1420750813 -d
-f1
+ crc=1420750813
+ test -x /usr/bin/md5sum
+ basename /usr/bin/md5sum
+ test md5sum = digest
+ echo dc7e399386ddbc728368f4eb620a2dd4
+ cut -d -f1
+ md5=dc7e399386ddbc728368f4eb620a2dd4
+ test dc7e399386ddbc728368f4eb620a2dd4 = 00000000000000000000000000000000
+ MS_dd gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh 12456 754427
+ expr 754427 / 1024
+ cut -b-32
+ blocks=736
+ eval+ /usr/bin/md5sum
expr 754427 % 1024
+ /usr/bin/md5sum
+ bytes=763
+ dd if=gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh ibs=12456 skip=1 obs=1024 conv=sync
+ md5sum=dc7e399386ddbc728368f4eb620a2dd4
+ test dc7e399386ddbc728368f4eb620a2dd4 != dc7e399386ddbc728368f4eb620a2dd4
+ test x = xy
+ crc=0000000000
+ verb=n
+ test 0000000000 = 0000000000
+ test xn = xy
+ expr 1 + 1
+ i=2
+ expr 12456 + 754427
+ offset=766883
+ test n = n
+ echo All good.
All good.
+ head -n 519 gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
+ wc -c
+ tr -d
+ offset=12456
+ test xn = xy
+ test n = n
+ MS_Printf Uncompressing Yooka-Laylee (GOG.com)
+ printf Uncompressing Yooka-Laylee (GOG.com)
Uncompressing Yooka-Laylee (GOG.com)+ res=3
+ test n = n
+ trap echo Signal caught, cleaning up >&2; cd $TMPROOT; /bin/rm -rf $tmpdir; eval $finish; exit 15 1 2 3 15
+ MS_diskspace /tmp/selfgz16509
+ test -d /usr/xpg4/bin
+ df+ -kP /tmp/selfgz16509
tail -1
+ awk { if ($4 ~ /%/) {print $3} else {print $4} }
+ leftspace=383259328
+ test -n 383259328
+ test 383259328 -lt 1532
+ MS_dd_Progress gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh 12456 754427
+ test n = y
+ file=gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
+ offset=12456
+ + length=754427
+ pos=0
cd /tmp/selfgz16509
+ bsize=4194304
+ + test 4194304 -gt 754427+
UnTAR x
+ test n =eval n
gzip -cd
+ tar xvf -
+ gzip -cd
+ expr 4194304 / 4
+ bsize=1048576
+ test 1048576 -gt 754427
+ expr 1048576 / 4
+ bsize=262144
+ test 262144 -gt 754427
+ expr 754427 / 262144
+ blocks=2
+ expr 754427 % 262144
+ bytes=230139
+ dd bs=12456 count=0 skip=1
+ expr 0 + 262144
+ pos=262144
+ MS_Printf 0%%
+ printf 0%%
0% + test 2 -gt 0
+ test 262144 -le 754427
+ dd bs=262144 count=1
+ expr 754427 / 100
+ pcent=7544
+ expr 262144 / 7544
+ pcent=34
+ test 34 -lt 100
+ MS_Printf \b\b\b\b\b\b\b
+ printf \b\b\b\b\b\b\b
+ test 34 -lt 10
+ MS_Printf 34%%
+ printf 34%%
34% + expr 262144 + 262144
+ pos=524288
+ test 524288 -le 754427
+ dd bs=262144 count=1
+ expr 754427 / 100
+ pcent=7544
+ expr 524288 / 7544
+ pcent=69
+ test 69 -lt 100
+ MS_Printf \b\b\b\b\b\b\b
+ printf \b\b\b\b\b\b\b
+ test 69 -lt 10
+ MS_Printf 69%%
+ printf 69%%
69% + expr 524288 + 262144
+ pos=786432
+ test 786432 -le 754427
+ test 230139 -gt 0
+ dd bs=230139 count=1
+ MS_Printf \b\b\b\b\b\b\b
+ printf \b\b\b\b\b\b\b
+ MS_Printf 100%%
+ printf 100%%
100% + test xy = xy
+ PATH=/usr/xpg4/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/s nap/bin
+ cd /tmp/selfgz16509
+ id -u
+ chown -R 1000 .
+ id -g
+ chgrp -R 1000 .
+ expr 12456 + 754427
+ offset=766883
+ test n = n
+ echo

+ cd /tmp/selfgz16509
+ res=0
+ test x./startmojo.sh != x
+ test xn = xy
+ eval ./startmojo.sh
+ ./startmojo.sh
Collecting info for this system...
Operating system: linux
CPU Arch: x86_64
trying mojosetup in bin/linux/x86_64
USING en_US

PANIC
Initial setup failed. Cannot continue.

Error: Couldn't run mojosetup
+ res=1
+ test 1 -ne 0
+ test xn = xy
+ test n = n
+ cd /tmp
+ /bin/rm -rf /tmp/selfgz16509
+ eval true
+ true
+ exit 1

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I read you earlier advice to the previous posters. The hash values did not compute. Since I had already download the game three times I found it unusual that the game still wouldn't install. All three previous download failed.
Thank you for your promt response.

gerasmus@UBSPEL1:~/3TB/afladen$ du -sb gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
4408541184 gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
gerasmus@UBSPEL1:~/3TB/afladen$ sha1sum gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh
83a3656d43cc198cc2311b1070767d3adf2a72d1 gog_yooka_laylee_2.0.0.1.sh

I get the same error, then I found that the problem came because I used a NTFS formated USB key to copy the installer.sh to another computer...

So I removed the "information volume" file (created by windows I guess) inside the USB key, then re-copied the installer.sh

This time no error. The installer.sh worked fine!

My opinion is that the problem could be linked to the format (ext4, ntfs, fat32) of the SSD/HDD.

greetings,

I have a mac mini computer.
I tried to install terraria using the sh file but got the following error from terminal:

Error: Couldn't run mojosetup

I first gave the file permission which chmod then I unzipped the file then ran the file. that's when I received the error.

are their any other commands that I need to issue to get the script file to install the game.