Posted May 13, 2016
vv221: [snip]
The main advantages of using the scripts instead of a manual installation are the fully automated process, the better iintegration to your environment, and the persistent saved games & config (they won’t be lost on game uninstallation).
Yes, but some of us use non-Debian-based distros too, and as for integration, I've always preferred to simply click on an desktop icon, rather than having the game intertwine itself with the rest of the system -- oh, and the fact that there are a number of DOSBox games that aren't yet covered by your scripts. blakstar: As for DOSBox games, you can always do a straight DOSBox install, as well as innoextract, on your Linux machine, and use innoextract to unbundle the files.
vv221: That’s a part of what the ./play.it scripts for DOSBox games do ;) The main advantages of using the scripts instead of a manual installation are the fully automated process, the better iintegration to your environment, and the persistent saved games & config (they won’t be lost on game uninstallation).
Uninstallation's easy as well -- just delete the game folder :-)
Well, my first distro (after SLS) was Slackware, so I guess doing stuff manually at times still comes quite naturally -- at least I no longer have to compile everything I want to install!
EDIT: +1 for all the good work you're doing though! :-)
(Forgot to mention that my original post was supposed to be a reply to the query about Windows DOSBox games, but being late at night, at the time, for some reason I just posted instead of hitting "Reply")
Post edited May 13, 2016 by blakstar