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Posted June 10, 2009
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cogadh: Okay, so maybe not the Mac users, but the Linux users should definitely be more than capable of taking the few extra steps needed to get these games running on their system. Heck, they should be used to doing things like this on a regular basis with even native software that doesn't come in pre-packaged form.

True. I'm not so proficient with Linux, but I'm still able to install GoG games on it (though getting some of them to work is a whole nother story...).
Posted June 12, 2009
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cogadh: The point of this site is not to make the games useful for a few niche OS users, but rather to make them useful for the majority of Windows users. Having the games distributed in an easy to use installer package that is designed to work on the operating systems these games were intended to be used on is the way to do this. Personally, even though I use these games on Linux, I would rather they didn't waste time on creating .zip or other archive files of the games; that time should be spent on getting more games available on the site. Besides, if you are already savvy enough to be using alternate operating systems, then you should be savvy enough to take the extra steps required to make these games work on that OS. If you aren't, then there already is a thread on getting these games to work in Linux that might help you, but honestly, if you aren't familiar enough with the alternate OS you are using to accomplish something as simple as getting the DOSBox files extracted from an installer, then perhaps you should just go back to using Windows.
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sheepdragon: With the risk of getting flamed off my ass: IIRC you don't need to be particularly savvy to use Macs...
But I can't remember much about it, since it's at least a year since I last tried a Mac, so I have no recollection of how such things can be accomplished.

About running GOG games on a mac... quite the same solution as every other *nix...
DOSBox -> DOSBox,
ScummVM -> ScummVM,
Wine -> Darwine (I don't rellay know, I've never used it) or VMWare Fusion + Windows XP.
And since there is a full shell (UNIX standard, not Linux), command lines quite the same too =).
But I agree with you that most Mac users seems to be not very tech savvy, but I'm sure not those guys are very interested in running good old games...
Post edited June 12, 2009 by Horus
Posted June 27, 2011
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cogadh: The point of this site is not to make the games useful for a few niche OS users, but rather to make them useful for the majority of Windows users. Having the games distributed in an easy to use installer package that is designed to work on the operating systems these games were intended to be used on is the way to do this. Personally, even though I use these games on Linux, I would rather they didn't waste time on creating .zip or other archive files of the games; that time should be spent on getting more games available on the site. Besides, if you are already savvy enough to be using alternate operating systems, then you should be savvy enough to take the extra steps required to make these games work on that OS. If you aren't, then there already is a thread on getting these games to work in Linux that might help you, but honestly, if you aren't familiar enough with the alternate OS you are using to accomplish something as simple as getting the DOSBox files extracted from an installer, then perhaps you should just go back to using Windows.
I agree that repackaging these games is not at all a priority, when even those who are not expert Linux users have access to a helpful and knowledgeable community (i.e., the link you posted). However, I have to point out that arrogant responses like "go back to windows" are precisely the reason that people still think of Linux as a "niche" OS. It makes us sound like a bunch of hipsters.
Posted June 27, 2011
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Rumko: Was talking about innounp that DukeNukemForever recommended.
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michaelleung: Meh, same thing.
I take it you're employed by Western Digital.

There's a difference between not supporting some random platform and making it unnecessarily difficult to do it yourself. DOSBox is available for quite a few platforms right now, there's no good technical reason not to have a self extract that can then have the files verified. Had they done that, these threads wouldn't pop up as it would be trivial to get at the files.
Posted June 27, 2011
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ShmenonPie: I think it'd be awesome if the games which run on DosBox were made available as .deb and .rpm packages, so that all the hippie Linux users (myself included) could run them on our Linux version of DosBox.
Not all Linux distributions use .deb or .rpm packages...

I just create my own packages (PKGBUILDs actually) for my GOGs because it provides a few extra things like wrapper scripts so the game can be installed read-only in /usr/local/games. GOG should focus on what they are doing. They chose an installer that can be easily extracted (possibly future project of mine is a native innounp), we should be happy to take care of the rest ourselves :)
Posted June 27, 2011
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cogadh: The point of this site is not to make the games useful for a few niche OS users, but rather to make them useful for the majority of Windows users. Having the games distributed in an easy to use installer package that is designed to work on the operating systems these games were intended to be used on is the way to do this. Personally, even though I use these games on Linux, I would rather they didn't waste time on creating .zip or other archive files of the games; that time should be spent on getting more games available on the site. Besides, if you are already savvy enough to be using alternate operating systems, then you should be savvy enough to take the extra steps required to make these games work on that OS. If you aren't, then there already is a thread on getting these games to work in Linux that might help you, but honestly, if you aren't familiar enough with the alternate OS you are using to accomplish something as simple as getting the DOSBox files extracted from an installer, then perhaps you should just go back to using Windows.
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sinister_dexter: I agree that repackaging these games is not at all a priority, when even those who are not expert Linux users have access to a helpful and knowledgeable community (i.e., the link you posted). However, I have to point out that arrogant responses like "go back to windows" are precisely the reason that people still think of Linux as a "niche" OS. It makes us sound like a bunch of hipsters.
This thread is two years old and just now you feel like calling me out on a supposedly arrogant comment. Don't you have better things to do than necromance old threads to start pointless arguments over things no one cares about anymore?
Posted June 27, 2011
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cogadh: necromance old threads
Oops, that'll teach me not to check first >.<
Posted June 27, 2011
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cogadh: necromance old threads
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xyem: Oops, that'll teach me not to check first >.<
Fell for that as well. Somebody should do a GM script to highlight really aged threads. Although, I suspect that would be more or less impossible as I don't think the original post date is readily accessible.
Posted June 28, 2011
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sinister_dexter: I agree that repackaging these games is not at all a priority, when even those who are not expert Linux users have access to a helpful and knowledgeable community (i.e., the link you posted). However, I have to point out that arrogant responses like "go back to windows" are precisely the reason that people still think of Linux as a "niche" OS. It makes us sound like a bunch of hipsters.
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cogadh: This thread is two years old and just now you feel like calling me out on a supposedly arrogant comment. Don't you have better things to do than necromance old threads to start pointless arguments over things no one cares about anymore?
I suppose I should have looked at the date. Oh, well, sorry, that's just a pet peeve of mine.
Posted September 11, 2011
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I would install the game with wine(playonLinux, even)
Open dropbox via konsole, navigate to the game folder and run the game. Are there any easier methods, like using the file that installer created or something.
Please share your methods, how do you run your games, any cool ideas for starting the games in one-click via shortcuts...
I am impressed how many of the games run well on my old machine, despite of my buggy video. My newer pc runs just fine
Post edited September 12, 2011 by deckoff
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