shmerl: Yes. If you have such failure and need to run that script, install the missing scripting interpreter (bash for instance).

shmerl: We aren't trying to fit into POSIX system which has nothing else to provide besides minimum required. Let me repeat - if you have such system, better don't play games on it. To clarify, GOG is not trying to develop a POSIX system. GOG is making scripts for managing their games. By your logic you can't use anything in 3rd party applications besides sh. Not Python, not Perl, not Ruby etc. That's complete nonsense.

TL;DR - if your bash is missing, install it. If you can't - find another system.

bln: I'm sorry if I sound a little pedantic, but it's a NORM, not a "system". I'm tired of arguing with people who want to be right while knowing nothing about computing. You're just making it worse for everyone, thank you very much for your contribution (btw, I was sarcastic on the last part).

shmerl: Again, we aren't talking about norms of POSIX here. If GOG were developing a tool to be included in Linux while making that tool POSIX compliant, then you'd have some valid argument there. GOG is not trying to develop that. GOG make scripts for managing their games. And they are free to use anything they like to do that. If you can't find bash on your system - I'm sorry, you won't be able to use GOG scripts. In the worst case, bash is free software - build it yourself.

bln: Point is, GOG is advertising "Linux support", while it's not.

shmerl: Linux does not equal POSIX. It's not even officially certified (while mostly compliant). GOG never said they support strictly POSIX.

bln: 1. I use Linux.
2. I can't run the GOG games "for Linux".

bln: 1. Using a shebang that points to a binary/script not on the system causes a failure.

bln: The glibc library is awful, buggy, and bloated (aka harmful). So distributing software relying on it is also harmful. So GOG should provide different packages, depending on different libc (musl would be great).

archy2: You probably could run the tarballs, if you were willing to install the necessary dependencies.

I mean come on, complaining because Bash is expected as a dependency - that's just silly.
Probably 99.99 % of Linux users have it installed - certainly all who use a newbie-friendly distro. It's quasi-standard.
And the remaining 0.01% users will be "do it yourself" powerusers/experts who assembled their own Linux and who know what they're doing.

archy2: So what? Those 0.01% of Linux users will be greeted by an error message along the lines of "bad interpreter: /usr/bin/bash: no such file or directory" when they try to run one of the games, and they will know what to do about it: Install the missing dependency "bash" and try again.

How does that, in any way, diminish the fact that what GOG is offering is proper Linux support?

archy2: What's next, you'll complain that the games won't work if you don't install a graphics driver first?

archy2: *facepalm*
Dude, now you're getting so deep into hipster-nerd territory, it's surreal.
Would you please take your obscure holy wars elsewhere, please? Kthx.

Draky.942: Ad to the BIP above : GOG supports Linux.
If you're not happy with the term, you have two choices :
- Go to Windows
- Go to Steam

Thanks GOG Team for this Linux support :)

IronArcturus: Is anyone else curious why the Linux symbol on GOG isn't Tux? It uses a 3-dot symbol similar to Ubuntu, yet Linux Mint is supported too.

ChrisSD: Well Mint is based on Ubuntu so I guess that's why... but you're not the only one who wants that:
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/use_tux_icon_for_identify_gnulinux_available_games

My only real problem with the icon is that it's not particular clear what it is at small sizes.

GOG.com: 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!