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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!
Linux support FTW.
GOG team, I'm so in love with you.
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JoeyJoeJoe87: Ok, so how do I run the start script?
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CatShannon: I've already mentioned that.

Change into to game folder and type "./start.sh" (without the quotes!) in a terminal or run the script from your preferred file manager.
Oh ok, I must have missed that lol. It says OpenGL is disabled, and could not load libGL /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0
I'm not a Linux user, but I'm thrilled to see this. DRM-free games on an open OS is an amazing combination. Thanks, GOG, for getting this out sooner than expected.
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JoeyJoeJoe87: Oh ok, I must have missed that lol. It says OpenGL is disabled, and could not load libGL /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0
Possibly a missing dependency or 32-bit version of that dependency. Open your package manager and look for something like "libcxb". The package you're looking for may bear the prefix "lib32-" or otherwise have "32" in the name.
Post edited July 26, 2014 by MrPointless
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CatShannon: I've already mentioned that.

Change into to game folder and type "./start.sh" (without the quotes!) in a terminal or run the script from your preferred file manager.
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JoeyJoeJoe87: Oh ok, I must have missed that lol. It says OpenGL is disabled, and could not load libGL /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0
Hm, most likely said libxcb just isn't installed. I guess you are using Ubuntu or Mint. Then you should install Synaptic (this is a graphical package manager) and search for libxcb and install it.
You can also do this in your terminal, but I think this way is easier for you.
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JoeyJoeJoe87: Oh ok, I must have missed that lol. It says OpenGL is disabled, and could not load libGL /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0
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Hecke: Hm, most likely said libxcb just isn't installed. I guess you are using Ubuntu or Mint. Then you should install Synaptic (this is a graphical package manager) and search for libxcb and install it.
You can also do this in your terminal, but I think this way is easier for you.
I'm using Manjaro, and according to the Manjaro repo, it's already installed.
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MrFortyFive: I'm not a Linux user, but I'm thrilled to see this. DRM-free games on an open OS is an amazing combination. Thanks, GOG, for getting this out sooner than expected.
It's a super-combo.
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JoeyJoeJoe87: I'm using Manjaro, and according to the Manjaro repo, it's already installed.
Including the 32-bit version? If you're running a 64-bit system, you may have to specifically install the 32-bit versions, as some distros will only install 64-bit dependencies.
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JoeyJoeJoe87: I'm using Manjaro, and according to the Manjaro repo, it's already installed.
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MrPointless: Including the 32-bit version? If you're running a 64-bit system, you may have to specifically install the 32-bit versions, as some distros will only install 64-bit dependencies.
Yup, both versions, one has the 32-bit beside it, and the other does not. kinda odd.
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JoeyJoeJoe87: I'm using Manjaro, and according to the Manjaro repo, it's already installed.
What's the exact error message that you get (the libGL /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0 error)?

Does it look like this:

err:wgl:has_opengl Failed to load libGL: /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0: undefined symbol: xcb_send_fd
err:wgl:has_opengl OpenGL support is disabled.
Restoring resolution.
Post edited July 26, 2014 by CatShannon
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JoeyJoeJoe87: I'm using Manjaro, and according to the Manjaro repo, it's already installed.
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CatShannon: What's the exact error message that you get (the libGL /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0 error)?

Does it look like this:

err:wgl:has_opengl Failed to load libGL: /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0: undefined symbol: xcb_send_fd
err:wgl:has_opengl OpenGL support is disabled.
Restoring resolution.
Yup, thats the massage.
Thank you SOOOOOO much! I recently decided to leave Windows for good and this is certainly a news post that made me smile! Keep it up GOG! You guys ROCK!
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CatShannon: What's the exact error message that you get (the libGL /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0 error)?

Does it look like this:

err:wgl:has_opengl Failed to load libGL: /usr/lib32/libxcb-dri3.so.0: undefined symbol: xcb_send_fd
err:wgl:has_opengl OpenGL support is disabled.
Restoring resolution.
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JoeyJoeJoe87: Yup, thats the massage.
I reckon the game you're trying to run uses Wine. Is there a "wine_standalone" folder in the game folder?

Check with "ls -l".
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JoeyJoeJoe87: Yup, thats the massage.
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CatShannon: I reckon the game you're trying to run uses Wine. Is there a "wine_standalone" folder in the game folder?

Check with "ls -l".
There is a stand_alone wine thing, but it says something is a 64-bit installation, and can not be used with a 32-bit wineserver.

Ok, basically, the game "starts" but I get a "fatal error" that says "could not create effect: data/shader/pro_static2x.sha"

I'm trying to play Flatout 2 by the way.
Post edited July 26, 2014 by JoeyJoeJoe87
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CatShannon: I reckon the game you're trying to run uses Wine. Is there a "wine_standalone" folder in the game folder?

Check with "ls -l".
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JoeyJoeJoe87: There is a stand_alone wine thing, but it says something is a 64-bit installation, and can not be used with a 32-bit wineserver.
Sorry, you got me lost here. What is saying what exactly? What exactly have you tried?

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JoeyJoeJoe87: Ok, basically, the game "starts" but I get a "fatal error" that says "could not create effect: data/shader/pro_static2x.sha"
Again, what have you tried that you get a different error message now?

Anyway, after extracting the game, in the game folder where the "wine_standalone" folder is located, run the following commands and try starting the game:

rm wine_standalone/lib/libxcb*
rm wine_standalone/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libxcb*
rm wine_standalone/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libdr*