game won't open on ubuntu

comradboyo · 07-30-2009, 12:39 AM

I just switched to ubuntu from windows and I installed the program just like I was supposed to and when I double click on the icon to start game absolutely nothing happens..... help?

Irishray · 08-05-2009, 04:48 PM

What do you get when you start the game from the command-line?

comradboyo · 08-10-2009, 09:45 PM

bad something er other command line, umm i unistalled it and I am now running the windows version under WINE, it works fine kinda slow though I would like to install it under ubuntu if anyone has any ideas

Irishray · 09-03-2009, 12:11 PM

Well, I have been successfully running under Ubuntu for months, so if you provide more information about the exact message you get from the command-line, instead of trying to use the icon, perhaps I can help.

07-30-2009, 12:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
comradboyo Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	game won't open on ubuntu I just switched to ubuntu from windows and I installed the program just like I was supposed to and when I double click on the icon to start game absolutely nothing happens..... help?

08-05-2009, 04:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Irishray Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 279 Thanked 5x in 4 posts	What do you get when you start the game from the command-line? __________________ Ray Linux - Kubuntu 8.10 32-Bit Linux - Gentoo 2.6.33-gentoo-r2 x86_64 Linux - Xubuntu 9.10 64-Bit Linux - Linux Mint 8 KDE 64-Bit Linux - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 32-Bit and 64-Bit

08-10-2009, 09:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
comradboyo Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	hmm bad something er other command line, umm i unistalled it and I am now running the windows version under WINE, it works fine kinda slow though I would like to install it under ubuntu if anyone has any ideas

09-03-2009, 12:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Irishray Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 279 Thanked 5x in 4 posts	Well, I have been successfully running under Ubuntu for months, so if you provide more information about the exact message you get from the command-line, instead of trying to use the icon, perhaps I can help. __________________ Ray Linux - Kubuntu 8.10 32-Bit Linux - Gentoo 2.6.33-gentoo-r2 x86_64 Linux - Xubuntu 9.10 64-Bit Linux - Linux Mint 8 KDE 64-Bit Linux - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 32-Bit and 64-Bit

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