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- | This month, we’ll finish up with retrogaming for a while, but the fact that it has run for 5 months, and we’re really only scratching the surface, is a strong indicator of how capable Linux can be for gaming, as long as your expectations are reasonable. There are a lot of games that can be run on your Linux box, and a lot of them are truly outstanding. | + | **This month, we’ll finish up with retrogaming for a while, but the fact that it has run for 5 months, and we’re really only scratching the surface, is a strong indicator of how capable Linux can be for gaming, as long as your expectations are reasonable. There are a lot of games that can be run on your Linux box, and a lot of them are truly outstanding. |
- | First out of the gate this month, we’ll be talking about a gaming site, GOG.COM. This was one of the first places I went to look for games when I switched over to Linux on a more-or-less permanent basis a few years back. GOG is essentially an online game retailer, but they offer up some free games, too. They can be found at https:// | + | First out of the gate this month, we’ll be talking about a gaming site, GOG.COM. This was one of the first places I went to look for games when I switched over to Linux on a more-or-less permanent basis a few years back. GOG is essentially an online game retailer, but they offer up some free games, too. They can be found at https:// |
- | GOG has a pretty good selection of games that have been ported to Linux. In most cases, it looks like they’re using DOSBox (see Everyday Ubuntu in FCM#137 for more on DOSBox), or possibly WiNE, which is a method for running Windows applications on Linux (although they insist that Wine is Not an Emulator, hence the name). | + | Ce mois-ci nous allons en terminer avec le rétro-gaming pendant quelque temps, mais le fait que le sujet a occupé la rubrique pendant 5 mois déjà et que nous l' |
- | Let’s search for an adventure game to try. Click the magnifying glass ‘search’ icon in the upper right, and type in ‘steel sky’. The search will bring up a well-regarded adventure game called ‘Beneath a Steel Sky’. Click the ‘Free’ button, and the website directs you to the page specific to this game. Read the reviews at the bottom if you are so inclined. Click Add to Cart, then Check Out Now. GOG will make you set up an account, but that’s a small price to pay for free games, isn’t it? Follow the prompts to create | + | Tout d' |
- | Click the cart icon in the upper right to check out. Once that is complete, login if you’re not still logged | + | **GOG has a pretty good selection of games that have been ported |
- | The game installer is an .sh file, which means it’s a shell script. While you’re still here, download the manuals | + | Let’s search for an adventure game to try. Click the magnifying glass ‘search’ icon in the upper right, and type in ‘steel sky’. The search will bring up a well-regarded adventure game called ‘Beneath a Steel Sky’. Click the ‘Free’ button, and the website directs |
- | Now, here’s where we have to apply a Linux mindset, and some Linux skills. Double-clicking the .sh file in the file manager doesn’t install anything. There are no instructions I’ve ever been able to find on the GOG website for installing their Linux games (which are all .sh files, at least, all the ones I’ve seen). So, what to do? Linux mindset says, “See if we can read the .sh file and look for instructions.” And, Voila! That’s exactly what we needed to do. Our prior double-click should have opened the .sh file in a text editor, and instructions for installing are at the top. | + | GOG propose une bonne sélection de jeux portés sur Linux. |
- | The instructions are a little cryptic, and there’s a more intuitive process. The instructions mention chmod, | + | Cherchons un jeu d' |
- | Go back to the .sh file’s location in file manager. Double-clicking still won’t install it. Right-click an empty part of the right-hand pane and select ‘Open in terminal’. This opens a command-line, | + | **Click the cart icon in the upper right to check out. Once that is complete, login if you’re not still logged in and hover over the small ‘person’ icon in the middle of the top of the screen, then click Games. You’ll see ‘Beneath a Steel Sky’, click to go to the game page. Here you’ll see the game installer available for download. Click it and download it to a known location on your drive. |
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+ | The game installer is an .sh file, which means it’s a shell script. While you’re still here, download the manuals and any other files you like, like the wallpapers. GOG is great about providing some terrific extras like soundtracks, | ||
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+ | **Now, here’s where we have to apply a Linux mindset, and some Linux skills. Double-clicking the .sh file in the file manager doesn’t install anything. There are no instructions I’ve ever been able to find on the GOG website for installing their Linux games (which are all .sh files, at least, all the ones I’ve seen). So, what to do? Linux mindset says, “See if we can read the .sh file and look for instructions.” And, Voila! That’s exactly what we needed to do. Our prior double-click should have opened the .sh file in a text editor, and instructions for installing are at the top. | ||
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+ | The instructions are a little cryptic, and there’s a more intuitive process. The instructions mention chmod, a powerful command run from the command-line, | ||
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+ | Maintenant, c'est ici qu'il faut appliquer la mentalité et quelques compétences en Linux. Un double-clic sur le fichier .sh dans le Gestionnaire de fichiers n' | ||
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+ | Les instructions sont un peu mystérieuses et il y a une procédure plus intuitive. Les instructions mentionnent chmod, une commande puissante lancée de la ligne de commande, mais nous pouvons le faire (rendre le fichier exécutable) plus simplement. Retournez dans le gestionnaire de fichiers et faites un clic droit sur le fichier .sh, puis sélectionnez Propriétés. Allez à l' | ||
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+ | **Go back to the .sh file’s location in file manager. Double-clicking still won’t install it. Right-click an empty part of the right-hand pane and select ‘Open in terminal’. This opens a command-line, | ||
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then hit Enter. Click Next on the banner page: | then hit Enter. Click Next on the banner page: | ||
- | Then click Next to confirm the license agreement. Click Yes to accept, then either install to the default location of ‘GOG Games’ under your home directory, or pick another location if desired. For most of us, ‘GOG Games’ will do just fine. You’ll probably want a desktop shortcut and a menu item, so leave those clicked and complete the installer. You now have ‘Beneath a Steel Sky’ running on your Linux machine, and the price is certainly right – FREE. Double-click the new desktop icon and see if you can solve the mystery! | + | Then click Next to confirm the license agreement. Click Yes to accept, then either install to the default location of ‘GOG Games’ under your home directory, or pick another location if desired. For most of us, ‘GOG Games’ will do just fine. You’ll probably want a desktop shortcut and a menu item, so leave those clicked and complete the installer. You now have ‘Beneath a Steel Sky’ running on your Linux machine, and the price is certainly right – FREE. Double-click the new desktop icon and see if you can solve the mystery!** |
- | A little housekeeping on last month’s column, I mistakenly inferred that the Sega Genesis outsold the Super Nintendo, but I happened to watch a Sega documentary just yesterday that indicated it did not. To my surprise, the SNES beat the Genesis in sales by about 10%. That was, however, a great improvement from the Sega Master System’s performance in comparison to the original Nintendo Entertainment System, which outsold the SMS by about 11 to 1. | + | Retournez à l' |
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+ | puis appuyez sur Entrée. Cliquez Next (Suivant) sur la page d' | ||
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+ | Puis cliquez sur Next pour vérifier les dispositions du contrat de licence. Cliquez sur Yes (Oui) pour les accepter et, soit installez-le à l' | ||
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+ | **A little housekeeping on last month’s column, I mistakenly inferred that the Sega Genesis outsold the Super Nintendo, but I happened to watch a Sega documentary just yesterday that indicated it did not. To my surprise, the SNES beat the Genesis in sales by about 10%. That was, however, a great improvement from the Sega Master System’s performance in comparison to the original Nintendo Entertainment System, which outsold the SMS by about 11 to 1. | ||
Also, there are some other console emulators that I intended to mention, although without going into a detailed description of installing them. They include: | Also, there are some other console emulators that I intended to mention, although without going into a detailed description of installing them. They include: | ||
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• Osmose for the Sega Master System. | • Osmose for the Sega Master System. | ||
- | Next month: Putting this monthly column together. | + | Next month: Putting this monthly column together.** |
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+ | Un peu de ménage concernant la rubrique du mois dernier : j' | ||
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+ | • Kega Fusion pour la Sega Master System et la Genesis. | ||
+ | • NEStopia et FakeNES pour la Nintendo Entertainment System. | ||
+ | • ZSNES et BSNES pour la Super Nintendo. | ||
+ | • Gens/GS pour la Sega Genesis. | ||
+ | • Osmose pour le Sega Master System. | ||
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+ | Le mois prochain : la création d'un article de cette rubrique mensuelle. |
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