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Posted August 19, 2014
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!
Posted July 26, 2014
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JoeyJoeJoe87: I only know basic use of the terminal. someone earlier said to do this

"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*
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What exactly does that mean? how, where and when do I input those commands?
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JudasIscariot: Hi,

Step 1.

Open your terminal.

Type in the command

locate wine_standalone

(Don't worry about being in a particular directory :) )

Step 2.

Report back here to tell us what happened when you tried Step 1, please :)
For all three files, it says none of them exist.
Posted July 26, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Hi,

Step 1.

Open your terminal.

Type in the command

locate wine_standalone

(Don't worry about being in a particular directory :) )

Step 2.

Report back here to tell us what happened when you tried Step 1, please :)
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JoeyJoeJoe87: For all three files, it says none of them exist.
Hmmm not sure then, maybe someone else will know :)

By the way "rm" stands for "remove" so be careful using that command unless you are absolutely sure you wish to remove something :)
Posted July 26, 2014
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JudasIscariot: By the way "rm" stands for "remove" so be careful using that command unless you are absolutely sure you wish to remove something :)
rm DRM <Enter> doesn't seem to work for the games that aren't from here for me. :P

I see you're providing overtime as tech support for linux Judas, nice to see your dedication to the cause. :)
Posted July 26, 2014
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JoeyJoeJoe87: For all three files, it says none of them exist.
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JudasIscariot: Hmmm not sure then, maybe someone else will know :)

By the way "rm" stands for "remove" so be careful using that command unless you are absolutely sure you wish to remove something :)
I didn't know that, why would he want me to remove them?
Posted July 26, 2014
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JudasIscariot: By the way "rm" stands for "remove" so be careful using that command unless you are absolutely sure you wish to remove something :)
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stg83: rm DRM <Enter> doesn't seem to work for the games that aren't from here for me. :P

I see you're providing overtime as tech support for linux Judas, nice to see your dedication to the cause. :)
Nah, just want to help if possible and I also empathize with Joey as when I was cutting my teeth on a couple of distros I had no help and I wouldn't want someone else to go through that :)
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JudasIscariot: Hmmm not sure then, maybe someone else will know :)

By the way "rm" stands for "remove" so be careful using that command unless you are absolutely sure you wish to remove something :)
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JoeyJoeJoe87: I didn't know that, why would he want me to remove them?
I have no clue, I'd recommend asking the person who suggested that :)


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JudasIscariot: By the way "rm" stands for "remove" so be careful using that command unless you are absolutely sure you wish to remove something :)
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stg83: rm DRM <Enter> doesn't seem to work for the games that aren't from here for me. :P

I see you're providing overtime as tech support for linux Judas, nice to see your dedication to the cause. :)
The command is

sudo apt-get remove --purge drm-starforce drm-securom drm-tages

:P
Post edited July 26, 2014 by JudasIscariot
Posted July 26, 2014
way to go GOG!
Posted July 26, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Nah, just want to help if possible and I also empathize with Joey as when I was cutting my teeth on a couple of distros I had no help and I wouldn't want someone else to go through that :)
Indeed, its cool of you to try and help out as it is definitely difficult for newbies to get familiar with the various linux flavors available.

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JudasIscariot: The command is

sudo apt-get remove --purge drm-starforce drm-securom drm-tages

:P
Haha...unfortunately apart from those old DRMs there are many more new ones that are difficult to keep track of. ;)
Post edited July 26, 2014 by stg83
Posted July 26, 2014
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stg83: I see you're providing overtime as tech support for linux Judas, nice to see your dedication to the cause. :)
I aggree 100%.
It's awesome Judas!
Posted July 26, 2014
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JoeyJoeJoe87: I didn't know that, why would he want me to remove them?
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JudasIscariot: I have no clue, I'd recommend asking the person who suggested that :)
If I understand correctly, the problem is that the copy of libxcb included with the bundled Wine links against a symbol that's not present in the system libraries.

Removing the ones which come with the bundled Wine would cause the dynamic loader to fall back to using the system libxcb, which would only expect the symbols that are actually there.

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JudasIscariot: The command is

sudo apt-get remove --purge drm-starforce drm-securom drm-tages

:P
You can use apt-get purge as a shorthand for apt-get remove --purge.
Post edited July 26, 2014 by ssokolow
Posted July 26, 2014
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ssokolow: If I understand correctly, the problem is that the copy of libxcb included with the bundled Wine links against a symbol that's not present in the system libraries.

Removing the ones which come with the bundled Wine would cause the dynamic loader to fall back to using the system libxcb, which would only expect the symbols that are actually there.
Yes, that is correct. The people I've seen affected by this are the ones using the FOSS video drivers (not that there's anything wrong with using those if they get the job done).
Post edited July 26, 2014 by silviucc
Posted July 26, 2014
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JoeyJoeJoe87: For all three files, it says none of them exist.
Make sure you run "sudo updatedb" if you installed/copied/moved something before running "locate", otherwise new files may not be in the database.
Posted July 26, 2014
F*CK YEAH! FINALLY! (although I'm from under win8 currently,) THANK YOU!
Posted July 26, 2014
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ssokolow: If I understand correctly, the problem is that the copy of libxcb included with the bundled Wine links against a symbol that's not present in the system libraries.

Removing the ones which come with the bundled Wine would cause the dynamic loader to fall back to using the system libxcb, which would only expect the symbols that are actually there.
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silviucc: Yes, that is correct. The people I've seen affected by this are the ones using the FOSS video drivers (not that there's anything wrong with using those if they get the job done).
That's interesting, I've never had that problem, I wonder if that's an nVidia related problem, the FOSS drivers for AMD chips tend to be quite good most of the time.
Posted July 26, 2014
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hedwards: That's interesting, I've never had that problem, I wonder if that's an nVidia related problem, the FOSS drivers for AMD chips tend to be quite good most of the time.
It has nothing to do with the drivers. The problem appears when libxcb gets bundled with applications
Post edited July 26, 2014 by silviucc
Posted July 26, 2014
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hedwards: That's interesting, I've never had that problem, I wonder if that's an nVidia related problem, the FOSS drivers for AMD chips tend to be quite good most of the time.
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silviucc: It has nothing to do with the drivers. The problem appears when libxcb gets bundled with applications
Ah, I see. I guess I've never used an application that bundled that.
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