For when you have to do something extra to get games to run on Linux
Basic Other Posted by lodle on Oct 17th, 2011
Desura in most cases will automatically work out what extra libraries a game needs to run but there are a couple of exceptions to this rule with the likes of Java, Mono and Air.
Arch Linux:
Adobe Air: Please download from Aur.archlinux.org
Java (Sun or Oracle): Please download from Aur.archlinux.org
Java (Any): run from terminal sudo pacman -S openjdk6
Mono: run from terminal sudo pacman -S mono
Fedora:
Adobe Air: Please see Techerator.com
Java (Sun or Oracle): Please see Freetechie.com
Java (Any): run from terminal sudo yum install java-1.6.0-openjdk
Mono: run from terminal sudo yum install mono-complete
Ubuntu/Debian:
Adobe Air: Please download from Get.adobe.com for 32 bit or please see Blogs.adobe.com for 64 bit
Java (Sun or Oracle): Please see Help.ubuntu.com
Java (Any): run from terminal sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre
Mono: run from terminal sudo apt-get install mono-complete
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I didn't know we needed Adobe Air to run Desura?
some games may need it
Read the post bud, "extra libraries a game needs"....reeeeadddd ;)
I think they mean certain games
For what it's worth, Mint 11 DVD install ships with Sun java native.
obsidian@lithion ~ $ java -version
java version "1.6.0_26"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_26-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.1-b02, mixed mode)
What is the version you're using Adobe AIR, because Adobe stopped supporting Linux since version 2.7
You might need libx86 on Arch Linux 64 bits in order to run Trine (I've been unable to though, unfortunately).
For gentoo / Sabayon:
emerge -av subversion
layman -a sunrise
emerge -av emul-linux-x86-baselibs emul-linux-x86-gtklibs adobe-air-sdk-bin
Great, thanks! :) Shame I didn't read the requirements before buying... I wouldn't have taken it. Glad I can still play it tho.
I have Fedora 16, but this applies to EVERY distribution:
You can use either the OpenJDK or the "real" Java, you get when googling for it.
I prefer the original Java, as it's more reliable.
Do i really need all 150 MB of mono-complete for eg. Atom Zombie Smasher? That seems completely over the top. It would be great if we had a narrowed down list of dependencies.
you don't need mono-complete.
I have mono-runtime pinned as uninstalled. (F.U. Mono!)
when i installed atom zombie smasher desura downloaded depandancies for me.
sure i have mono crapware but it will be removed with atom zombie smasher and isn't bloating up my system.
For Gentoo:
Recompiling cairo with -qt4 and -xcb fixes the seg faults at start up.
Please add this to the article.
Thanks
OpenAL for Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install libopenal1
Ubuntu 12.04 and linux mint 13 have some problems with Adobe Air installation. Its gives "gnome keyring" error.
Although gnome-keyring was installed and ready, adobe air can't find it and quits installation.
To fix this, take a look at this link:
Clarifylinux.org