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Is it just me, or the Linux installer has a weird behavior? If I try to run it nothing happens. In terminal I get a "can't open" message. It only happens with the Trine 2 and Shadow Warrior 2013 (I am trying with Japanese language) installers. It's not a matter of permissions. Could anyone try to download one of these and see if they are corrupted? I'm on Ubuntu 14.04 32 bit.
Post edited September 27, 2016 by Cecco
I tried to run it with bash, this time it opened but was terminated by the system.
Installing with sudo bash worked. I wonder what it is that causes this behavior of the sh file.
Post edited September 28, 2016 by Cecco
Sorry to hear that your having issues with our game.

Unfortunately I have to suggest that you contact GOG's support as is seems that the issue in this specific problem is at their end. You can contact them through their customer support page. If you have more questions regarding the game, best way to reach us here at Frozenbyte is via email, support[at]frozenbyte[dot]com.

Let us know if you have more questions! :)

-Ella / Frozenbyte Team
Post edited September 29, 2016 by fbtestella
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fbtestella: Sorry to hear that your having issues with our game.

Unfortunately I have to suggest that you contact GOG's support as is seems that the issue in this specific problem is at their end. You can contact them through their customer support page. If you have more questions regarding the game, best way to reach us here at Frozenbyte is via email, support[at]frozenbyte[dot]com.

Let us know if you have more questions! :)

-Ella / Frozenbyte Team
Thank you Ella, I did but I had no response to day. So I tried to get help from other Linux players. Anyway I think that my solution might be of help to others that for some reason find the same problem in the future. If it was only me that's better!
Maybe I have not been clear: installing with sudo bash worked. So the problem is solved.
Post edited October 01, 2016 by Cecco
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Cecco: Maybe I have not been clear: installing with sudo bash worked. So the problem is solved.
That's a poor solution. AFAIK, all GOG sh installers attempt to install to your home folder by default and specifically do not need root access. Running some of the installers as root will cause more problems than fix them.

Personally I don't run the installers, but extract them:
$ unzip installer.sh
Guess that would be considered a workaround.
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Cecco: I'm on Ubuntu 14.04 32 bit.
32-bit DASH bug. Running with BASH or other shell should work.
Post edited October 02, 2016 by Gydion
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Gydion: That's a poor solution. AFAIK, all GOG sh installers attempt to install to your home folder by default and specifically do not need root access. Running some of the installers as root will cause more problems than fix them.

Personally I don't run the installers, but extract them: Guess that would be considered a workaround. 32-bit DASH bug. Running with BASH or other shell should work.
Thank you. So that I try to understand correctly: this .sh installer does not support dash because of some line that it includes? And what are the advantages of extracting them on your own? I did anyway and works like a charm.
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Cecco: Thank you. So that I try to understand correctly: this .sh installer does not support dash because of some line that it includes?
Rather 32-bit DASH does not support large installers as DASH was not compiled with large file support.
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Cecco: And what are the advantages of extracting them on your own? I did anyway and works like a charm.
Mainly personal preference. It also skips running the installer program.
On Ubuntu 18.04 and variants, the installer (in its version 2.0.0.5) can be run with Dash. Tested under Linux Mint 19.3.