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Posted August 19, 2014
50 games for the free OS available right NOW!

A while ago, [url=http://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_soon_on_more_platforms]we've announced our plans to add Linux support as one of the features of our digital platform, with 100 games on the launch day sometime this fall. We've put much time and effort into this project and now we've found ourselves with over 50 titles, classic and new, prepared for distribution, site infrastructure ready, support team trained and standing by, and absolutely no reason to wait until October or November. We're still aiming to have at least 100 Linux games in the coming months, but we've decided not to delay the launch just for the sake of having a nice-looking number to show off to the press. It's not about them, after all, it's about you. So, one of the most popular site feature requests on our community wishlist is granted today: Linux support has officially arrived on GOG.com!

The first 50+ titles we've have in store for you come from all the corners of our DRM-Free catalog. Note that we've got many classic titles coming officially to Linux for the very first time, thanks to the custom builds prepared by our dedicated team of penguin tamers. That's over twenty fan-favorite GOG.com classics, like &[url=http://www.gog.com/game/flatout_2]Flatout 2, , <a href="http://www.gog.com/game/darklands">Darklands, or Realms of the Haunting we've personally ushered one by one into the welcoming embrace of Linux gamers. That's already quite a nice chunk of our back-catalog, and you can expect more from our dedicated Linux team soon!

Now, for the recent titles. We've got some indie games with native Linux versions that finally find their well-deserved spot in our store. Among them, debuting on Linux, - a well received original comedic Sci-Fi puzzler. On top of that, be on the lookout for two new additions to the GOG.com catalog: [url=http://www.gog.com/game/gods_will_be_watching]Gods Will Be Watching (coming in a couple of hours) and Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build coming right up!), both of them very fresh and intriguing. This is the very first time we can provide you with all the PC versions of a premiere game, and we will continue to do so in the future. If there's a Linux version of a title we're releasing, our aim is to deliver it to you Day-1. But enough about us, let's talk about the games. Here's what you can be playing on Linux today:

Anomaly Warzone Earth
Ascendant
Bionic Dues
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold - first time on Linux!
Blake Stone: Planet Strike - first time on Linux!
Bloodnet - first time on Linux!
Braveland
CLARC - first time on Linux!
Darklands - first time on Linux!
Darwinia
Defcon
Don't Starve + DLC
Dragonsphere - first time on Linux!
Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition
FlatOut - first time on Linux!
Flatout 2 - first time on Linux!
Fragile Allegiance - first time on Linux!
Gemini Rue
Gods Will Be Watching
Hammerwatch
Hocus Pocus - first time on Linux!
Kentucky Route Zero
The Last Federation
Legend of Grimrock
Litil Divil - first time on Linux!
Long Live the Queen
MouseCraft
Multiwinia
Normality - first time on Linux!
Pinball Gold Pack - first time on Linux!
Pinball World - first time on Linux!
Pirates! Gold Plus - first time on Linux!
Realms of the Haunting - first time on Linux!
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender - first time on Linux!
Rise of the Triad: Dark War - first time on Linux!
Shattered Haven
The Shivah HD
Sid Meier's Colonization - first time on Linux!
Sid Meier's Covert Action - first time on Linux!
Sir, You Are Being Hunted
Slipstream 5000 - first time on Linux!
Space Pirates and Zombies
Spacechem
Stargunner - first time on Linux!
SteamWorld Dig
Super Hexagon
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Sword of the Samurai - first time on Linux!
Teslagrad
Unrest:Special Edition (Linux build on the way!)
Uplink
VVVVVV

As if this wasn't exciting enough, we've put more than half of these titles on a special promo! Head out to the promo page and find out which of them you can get up to 75% off until Tuesday, 9:59AM GMT. Of course, all of the games from the list above that you already own will be updated with Linux versions with no additional cost for you, just as you might have expected from GOG.com.

"OK, but how will Linux support actually work on GOG.com" - you might ask. For both native Linux versions, as well as special builds prepared by our team, GOG.com will provide distro-independent tar.gz archives and support convenient DEB installers for the two most popular Linux distributions: Ubuntu and Mint, in their current and future LTS editions. Helpful and responsive customer support has always been an important part of the GOG.com gaming experience. We wouldn't have it any other way when it comes to Linux, and starting today our helpdesk offers support for our official Linux releases on Ubuntu and Mint systems.

Diversity and freedom of choice have always been an important part of the GOG.com way. We're very glad that we could improve our service with the addition of the free (and DRM-Free) alternative to the commercial operating systems. Talking with gamers is just as important, so we're counting on your feedback! If you've got any questions, suggestions, or run into any trouble, just tell us in the forum thread below this post. Just please be gentle, this is [url=http://youtu.be/qBxbPts5tOk" target="_blank]our very first time[/url] with Linux. Happy launch day, everyone!
Posted July 24, 2014
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Crosmando: I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/LInux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
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deonast: Oh my GOG, it is Richard Stallman's long lost sibling. Kind of like preaching to the converted. Linux beards know this and those who are not, will kind of back away and try not to make eye contact. Kind of like the people selling religion in the street "You can only be saved by the power of god, but only if you use the proper name of god will he listen ..."

Ok I'm backing away slowly now, praise be to GOG :P
Dude, it's a copypasta :D Don't fall for it :D
Posted July 24, 2014
Nice !

My Ubuntu partition has probably been forgotten by my hard drive as I haven't started it for months but it's good to know that we have the option.
Posted July 24, 2014
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JudasIscariot: I don't know what it is but I always have a less-than-stellar experience with Firefox and Linux. Not sure what causes FF to have problems on Linux for me ...
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IanM: just for the record: on my Linux desktop I have Chrome with no add ons as backup, I have seen the usual glitches in Chrome just as I have in Firefox e.g. counters and timers not functioning during Insomnia and Time Machine sales, blank screen on checkout etc. Same story on the webOS browser on an old Touchpad that I sometimes use.
As I said, not sure what's going on with those errors you described. The only thing I can think of would that there is heavy traffic.
Posted July 24, 2014
Also, any chance that RollerCoaster Tycoon 1 and 2 will come to Linux?
I'm able to run the first game (with expantion packs) under Wine, whereas I use an Virtual Machine to play RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, which is a bummer. Would love to see those two games to have 'native' support on Linux. :)

Still, keep up the good work! :D
Posted July 24, 2014
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lugum: Not using linux but power to GOG.

*awaits* the many updated notifications. :p
Pretty much this ^^.
Posted July 24, 2014
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IanM: No, what I'm getting at is the website has suffered from many glitches, particularly during the sales. I've reported specific problems and been told that the website is "not tested" or "not optimised" for browsers running on Linux, "try clearing your cache" being the most help support have been able to offer up.

N.B. it's not just GOG that has these sorts of replies for Linux users reporting website problems, it's quite usual.

Really I'm just hoping to finally see an end to some of the checkout and other glitches that occasionally cause myself and others to miss out on some of the sale deals.
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Matruchus: Yeah you are right. The load especially in Firefox on Linux gets quite heavy. Especially the problem is with length of threads in forums when the posts don't wan't to load and such. Yeah its true that you can miss out on sales when the browser does not respond anymore when there is hight server load - that does not happen as much if I use Win 7.
I'm on GOG website nearly daily using Chrome on Ubuntu, and I didn't run into such problems... There are some hick-ups and bears occasionally when Summer/Winter promo is running, but it is not linux specific problem at all...
Posted July 24, 2014
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JudasIscariot: DEB and tarballs :)
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Tolya: We don't have any plans for an RPM installer. Ubuntu and Mint come out of the box with DEB support, so... ;)

We wanted the install procedure to be as easy for Linux newcomers. If anyone for some reason doesn't want to use DEBs, we have Tarballs :)
I can't disagree with that. One of the great things about open source is variety, one of the problems that faces linux is that same variety, eg one installer doesn't fit all etc. Though things are better than they used to be.
Posted July 24, 2014
FUCK YEAAAAA!

Gotta go load my bank account! LOL
but we've decided not to delay the launch just for the sake of having a nice-looking number to show off to the press
Thank you GOG!
This was the right call.
Post edited July 24, 2014 by sbolokanov
Posted July 24, 2014
much appreciated, thubms up!
Posted July 24, 2014
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lugum: Not using linux but power to GOG.

*awaits* the many updated notifications. :p
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benmar: Pretty much this ^^.
Not going to happen, they don't want to panic all the windows folks, thinking they have updates
Posted July 24, 2014
It's about time!
Posted July 24, 2014
Great news! But I need more titles :P ;)
I think it's quite likely it will become really popular with Galaxy and a de-facto distribution independent automatic installer :D
Until then the RPM guys have tarballs :P
Post edited July 24, 2014 by TheMechanist
Posted July 24, 2014
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Matruchus: Yeah you are right. The load especially in Firefox on Linux gets quite heavy. Especially the problem is with length of threads in forums when the posts don't wan't to load and such. Yeah its true that you can miss out on sales when the browser does not respond anymore when there is hight server load - that does not happen as much if I use Win 7.
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cyboff: I'm on GOG website nearly daily using Chrome on Ubuntu, and I didn't run into such problems... There are some hick-ups and bears occasionally when Summer/Winter promo is running, but it is not linux specific problem at all...
As Judas also stated - it seems to be a firefox problem with Ubuntu.
Posted July 24, 2014
Thank you GOG, I'm really happy :-D
Posted July 24, 2014
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JudasIscariot: I don't know what it is but I always have a less-than-stellar experience with Firefox and Linux. Not sure what causes FF to have problems on Linux for me ...
It seems to be a more or less common occurence. I still use Firefox since im having problems that Chrome can't open certain webpages.
Post edited July 24, 2014 by Matruchus
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