Quoting: neffoWhoa, Dark Reign - criminally underrated game.

And it's digitally available only on GOG, same for Dark Reign 2.

Quoting: redman

Quoting: neffoWhoa, Dark Reign - criminally underrated game.

The GOG page has some reviews that playing with WINE is broken, have you had play this version on Linux? I'm intrigued by this game

You mean the 12 years old review? I have both games on GOG so I could try though...

In this list, Empire Earth and Pharaoh are masterpiece for me. I played them a lot when I was younger, and replay them for time to time nowadays too.

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Quoting: Grogan...

... Or you could had just wait to install the official Arch Linux package to avoid all of this...

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: Grogan2) Morrowind GOTY is $7.99 on Steam and $19.99 on GoG :-)

It was $5.99 on GOG during the summer sale....

Yeap, except for sales, the game is at the same price on GOG and Steam for me (14,99€).

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: Cyril

Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: CyrilBut the real question maybe is: do you want to learn?

Well, I dunno about Linuxer, but I don't. Or rather, I don't want to learn this topic. There is too much knowledge in the world to learn it all, and I have different priorities.

Even if it means you can't use a software you want?

If it's important enough software I may have to learn that stuff, but I don't want to, it would be hours wasted from my life that I can never get back. I would consider it a failure of the software ecosystem that I was put in that position.

Reading your answer, I'm wondering if we speak about the same thing.
So the software ecosystem will be a failure no matter what, because no distro ever will have all apps in repos by default.
Hours?
By "learning", again, I didn't meaning "know how to compile stuff etc.", but for example just be able to add a PPA and install the software needed after that as usual.
I mean it's pretty simple and will not take hours to do it (you can do that in GUI, without the terminal I think).
Did you never add a PPA on your system? I just want to understand et be sure we understand each other.

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: CyrilBut the real question maybe is: do you want to learn?

Well, I dunno about Linuxer, but I don't. Or rather, I don't want to learn this topic. There is too much knowledge in the world to learn it all, and I have different priorities.

Even if it means you can't use a software you want?

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Quoting: Pyretic

Quoting: CGullWhen it does release, I'll buy it.

I'm just glad nobody has yet yelled that I should just run it in Proton.

Out of curiosity, why is Proton a bad thing? I recently got my Steam Deck and haven't noticed any major performance dip using it compared to native??? It's a genuine question, I'm new to Linux and I'm trying to learn the basics.

Welcome to GOL though!

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Quoting: Linuxerbut installing an app is basics? usually i just click on store to install or download and click to install. i asked from a friend tho. he said never add a ppa their dangerous and wait for a snap package well ok i'll wait. i'm not lookin for a degree in computer science i know these thigns are easy for all of you but not me as you can proly tell too

i can wait this is not dat important

Yes it is. Not all apps will be in the repositories... there will be always apps like this that you could only install outside of them, be it: compilation, or a PPA, or a Snap/flatpak/AppImage package etc.
That's what I meant by basic things, understand that some apps are only available outside of repos and, if wanted, how to install them the easy way for you.
One you done it one time... and some times, it'll become easier.
It's really not difficult, you don't have to get a degree in IT (I don't have one).
You have to start somewhere though, not an issue, learn step by step.
But the real question maybe is: do you want to learn?

Also: "he said never add a ppa their dangerous and wait for a snap package" is the horror for me.

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Quoting: Linuxerhoww do i launch or install this... downloaded https://github.com/ckb-next/ckb-next/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.0.tar.gz and extracted an bunch of files apeared but none of them brings an install program or launch when doubble clicking .... like the earlier poster said URG

edit: i realize to make the quickinstall file executable from menus an then launch but:

/home/tuxer/Downloads/ckb-next-0.6.0/quickinstall: line 51: cmake: command not found
An error occurred,
press enter to exit.

so this software doesn't work or am i just dumb as shoes!?

You need to learn/understand some basic things about all of this, and after it won't be difficult as it seems.
But for now, the easiest way for you, as you're on Ubuntu, is to install it via PPA really, how to here:
https://launchpad.net/~tatokis/+archive/ubuntu/ckb-next

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Quoting: Rapax

Quoting: Kronos_MOTAs an FYI, if you own Diablo from GOG and use Lutris, there is an option to install the GOG version with DevilutionX right through Lutris.

That's the way I loaded it and it set everything up for me.

Next I will try the same thing on my Steam Deck and see how that goes...

Oh please tell me how did it go? Did you manage to get it to run through steam? Have you tried it out yet? Can you please give me simple instructions step by step on how to get Diablo 1 to run on Linux. I have seen Lutris app in my software catalogue on Debian. I am only using steam to purchase and play games on Linux. I have no idea what is DevilutionX

But I really want to play Diablo 1, if you could give simple instructions here I would really appreciate it man

DevilutionX is an opensource engine to let you play Diablo 1 natively on Linux, or any other platform/OS (they have Switch, 3DS, Amiga, Android, iOS, macOS, PS4, PS Vita...).

Their "How to" is pretty simple here:
https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX#how-to-install
You can download their appimage file for Linux too, maybe it's the simplest method.

Or you can use/install Lutris, open it and search for game scripts to install on the search bar for Diablo.
Chose the one "GOG + DevilutionX version" and Lutris do the thing for you.

But I didn't use any of these myself, I just compiled the software (from the AUR = Arch User Repository) and it works fine too.

Are you new to the Linux world? Welcome!

PS: but you do need to have bought Diablo 1 on GOG thought, or the original CD, the engine will not work without it. Or use the shareware version but not the entire game.

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Last time I tried I still had issues with kernels 6.2 and 6.3 on my desktop, it seems to boot but X doesn't start/the screen is "glitchy".
But 6.1 works fine. And on my laptop 6.3 is doing well (same distro).
I might give a try on 6.4...

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