Ubuntu 14.04

[osmoz]

Hi guys i'm trying to play this game using ubuntu but i can't find how to start the application.

When I click the startClient.sh archive it opens with gedit, then I tried to go in properties and change it to start it as a program but it also starts with gedit

Tried to do that chmod command in the terminal but it also doesn't seem to work, it says that the especified path or archive is incorrect.

Have anyone tried to play this game on Ubuntu? how can I start the client?

[LevelX]

Is java runtime environment installed?

What is shown if you enter "java -version"?


Should be showing something like this:

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java version "1.7.0_55"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.4.7) (7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode)

[osmoz]

java version "1.7.0_65"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.5.1) (7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.2)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.65-b04, mixed mode)

it shows that

[LevelX]

You have to open a command window, and change dir (by CD) to the directory of the XMage client with the *.sh scripts.
Then enter:
sudo chmod 755 *.sh
That should change the scripts to be executable.

[osmoz]

Sorry i'm relatively new to linux so I don't understand what you mean.

I opened the terminal and entered dir /home/desktop/Xmage/mage-client/*sh but it says the path isn't especified or something like that, I double-checked to be sure and the path is right I think.

When I input the sudo chmod 755*.sh command in the terminal it says:
missing operand after 755*.sh

Most of the time the terminal says "no such file or directory", I don't know what to do.

[LevelX]

Enter first

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cd /home/desktop/Xmage/mage-client/

and if this works

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sudo chmod 755 *.sh

And take care where you use a blank or not.

[osmoz]

It keeps saying:

No such file or directory.
but the file is in the desktop exactly where I pointed above...

I've also searched the internet what it could be, some forums are saying that I'm trying to run a 32 bit script in a 64 bit OS, but I don't know what they mean.

[osmoz]

After trying everything I could find the solution was simple:

Instead of using cd /Home/Desktop/Xmage/mage-client/, I have to use the following:

cd Desktop
cd Xmage
cd mage-client
then type
chmod 755 *.sh

after that just lauched using ./startClient.sh

Maybe it was more a problem of learning linux than a problem with code or libraries, thanks for your help LevelX!

[TheButton]

this may be a bit simple but did you try:

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sh startClient.sh

[taptwo]

Bump!

I've got another Ubuntu question. How do I get XMage to fit within a single workspace? I'm running this on my netbook at 1024x600 resolution. This worked fine when I had Windows installed instead (although I think I did have to implement some sort of registry hack for screen size, come to think of it...)

Anyways, is there a known way to make XMage fit on a workspace of this size? Or perhaps instead, force Ubuntu to run at the minimum required resolution?

Thanks!

[taptwo]

Also, is there a way to make the .sh file executable by click - i.e. so I can create a shortcut? Also n00bish in Ubuntu.

[LevelX]

Also, is there a way to make the .sh file executable by click - i.e. so I can create a shortcut? Also n00bish in Ubuntu.

Due to creating and repacking the zip files on windows you have to perform a chmod 755 *.sh command to make the shell files executable.
But I guess this is not needed if you use the launcher.
And I' pretty sure won't add special support for such a small screen resolution.

[taptwo]

I realize this is a Ubuntu question and not an XMage question, but do you know if there is a way to force a higher resolution? (I was able to do it in Windows via a registry hack.)

And also, what the minimum resolution of XMage actually is?

Thx

P.S. I did the chmod 755 *.sh command to make the file executable and then run it through the terminal, but any way to make it permanently executable through a double click would be sweeeeeet. (I'm not a real linux user, I just like it for low-power systems like this one.)