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How To Install Games in Ubuntu (Have Pity!) :(

A topic by CauseBurn created Jun 12, 2020 Views: 900 Replies: 7
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Found out about this site through Reddit, great BLM bundle! Snagged it in a hot second.

Only issue I am having now is how do I install the Linux (using Ubuntu) games?!

I am a novice at linux and the Ubuntu store and deb files make installs easy for me.  

These games are not that intuitive to install (I assume its not hard but im essentially like a monkey with a time machine, I dont even know where to start! I stare at it, bang it with a branch, bite it, then end up frustrated and throw my feces around and thats not good for anyone!)

Have pity on my unworthy Linux ass and help this primate become super cool and enjoy these kickass indie titles, like Celeste!

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Just unzip them and run the executable or script included in the package. If in doubt, see if there's a read-me file, or any instructions on the game page. If all else fails, ask the game's creator. Hope this helps.

I can see that each game is setup differently, thats a bummer.  Thanks though!

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You can setup the itch.io app, it works a bit like Steam, albeit more limited. It still helps with managing downloads and keeping your library more accessible. You can always just download the games and extract them manually anyway, most of these do not have instalation files like ones purchased from GOG, they're just zipped.

Games for a different system, say Windows, can't be downloaded directly. You need to download them externally, extract the zip or run the exe file through wine, and then you can just run the game, again, through wine. 

Aside from Minit, I didn't have much issue with most games I tried, specially having the second option of running the windows versions. (running Kubuntu 20.sumthing~)

Great suggestion!

I just tried to download the linux version and its a setup file, I double clicked and nothing happened.

Is the wrong linux file on the itch app linux link?!

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Try running the setup from the terminal. I haven’t found double-clicking to be reliable on executables.

That did it! cheers!

You can also make a .sh script to run things. It ends up working like a link to the program itself, and is very useful for new linux users and raspberry users alike, since it's so easy to find examples of.