Posted March 01, 2017
Doesn't recognise the file at all. I am a linux noob so help needed.
tp555
New User
Registered: Jan 2009
From United States
username4
New User
Registered: Sep 2013
From Germany
Posted March 02, 2017
The file is a .sh file. This is similar to a batch file in Windows.
On Linux Files you download can not just be launched. Which is good for security reasons. So you need to make the file executable.
This is done by rightclicking on the downloaded file, select 'properties' and select 'allow this file as a program' . Or similar, the exact wording depends on your distribution and settings.
Or by running the command "chmod +x gog_torment_tides_of_numenera_2.0.0.1.sh" from a terminal.
Open the Terminal by rightlklicking in your Folder and selecting open terminal her' (or similar). Or open a terminal and navigate with 'cd' and 'ls' to your destination, where you saved your file, so most likely "cd Downloads". You don't need to type out the whole names of the comand, bash has autocomplete with tab.
Now that the file can be run, double click and the installer opens, the rest should be clear. If it does not (If you have strange settings), run it in the terminal, with: "./gog_torment_tides_of_numenera_2.0.0.1.sh".
DO NOT FORGET to install 'libsdl2-2.0-0', as it says in the System requirement page. Because you have a debian based Distro run "sudo apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0" from the terminal. Or use the software center, which is kind of like an appstore, if you don't like terminals.
The file also contains a manual, so if you would just open it with a large file editor, the instructions are in the first lines.
You can find these instructions by running 'head -n 13 gog_torment_tides_of_numenera_2.0.0.1.sh'
On Linux Files you download can not just be launched. Which is good for security reasons. So you need to make the file executable.
This is done by rightclicking on the downloaded file, select 'properties' and select 'allow this file as a program' . Or similar, the exact wording depends on your distribution and settings.
Or by running the command "chmod +x gog_torment_tides_of_numenera_2.0.0.1.sh" from a terminal.
Open the Terminal by rightlklicking in your Folder and selecting open terminal her' (or similar). Or open a terminal and navigate with 'cd' and 'ls' to your destination, where you saved your file, so most likely "cd Downloads". You don't need to type out the whole names of the comand, bash has autocomplete with tab.
Now that the file can be run, double click and the installer opens, the rest should be clear. If it does not (If you have strange settings), run it in the terminal, with: "./gog_torment_tides_of_numenera_2.0.0.1.sh".
DO NOT FORGET to install 'libsdl2-2.0-0', as it says in the System requirement page. Because you have a debian based Distro run "sudo apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0" from the terminal. Or use the software center, which is kind of like an appstore, if you don't like terminals.
The file also contains a manual, so if you would just open it with a large file editor, the instructions are in the first lines.
You can find these instructions by running 'head -n 13 gog_torment_tides_of_numenera_2.0.0.1.sh'
Post edited March 02, 2017 by username4
tp555
New User
Registered: Jan 2009
From United States
Posted March 02, 2017
On Linux Files you download can not just be launched. Which is good for security reasons. So you need to make the file executable.
This is done by rightclicking on the downloaded file, select 'properties' and select 'allow this file as a program' . Or similar, the exact wording depends on your distribution and settings.
Or by running the command "chmod +x gog_torment_tides_of_numenera_2.0.0.1.sh" from a terminal.
Open the Terminal by rightlklicking in your Folder and selecting open terminal her' (or similar). Or open a terminal and navigate with 'cd' and 'ls' to your destination, where you saved your file, so most likely "cd Downloads". You don't need to type out the whole names of the comand, bash has autocomplete with tab.
Now that the file can be run, double click and the installer opens, the rest should be clear. If it does not (If you have strange settings), run it in the terminal, with: "./gog_torment_tides_of_numenera_2.0.0.1.sh".
DO NOT FORGET to install 'libsdl2-2.0-0', as it says in the System requirement page. Because you have a debian based Distro run "sudo apt get install libsdl2-2.0-0" from the terminal. Or use the software center, which is kind of like an appstore, if you don't like terminals.
The file also contains a manual, so if you would just open it with a large file editor, the instructions are in the first lines.
You can find these instructions by running 'head -n 13 gog_torment_tides_of_numenera_2.0.0.1.sh'
the libsdl2-2.0-0. Don't know if it worked. Started the game and got the white screen with a lot more blotches. Will check which drivers are in use. Vid card is a radeon 7850. More than enough with an amd 6 core cpu.
Apt get didn't work. The software center had it listed and it wasn't installed. Got it and the game starts. Appreciate the help. Lets see if it crashes. had 2 on my W7 box at the beginning of the game.
Post edited March 02, 2017 by tp555
username4
New User
Registered: Sep 2013
From Germany
Posted March 02, 2017
Mistake on my part. The command is of course "apt-get", not "apt get".
Alternatively "sudo apt install libsdl2-2.0-0" is also possible on newer distros.
Alternatively "sudo apt install libsdl2-2.0-0" is also possible on newer distros.