Unable to install Beamdog client on new ubuntu link system
kstevens67
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Hi all,
I had purchased the Baldur's gate series for a Mac OS computer some years ago which died about 6 months ago. I finally got around to purchasing a new computer. This one I bought from system76 running Pop OS! which is very much based on the latest ubuntu (19) OS. I logged into Beamdog and the games I purchased show on my account. I now want to install the Beamdog launcher as I understand the launcher now works on linux (yea!). I clicked on the launcher and it has a default selection "Open with USB Flasher" and to Save file. I tried both options which take me to the same place. I type in my authentication and it asks me to choose an .iso or .img that I want to flash or plug in a USB drive (which I don't have one). I am familiar with linux but this is quite new to me as I was expecting the client to just install. I tried the following so far.
sudo apt install libgnome-keyring-dev
sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module
sudo apt install libgconf2-4
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
sudo apt install lib32stdc++6
sudo apt install libopenal1:i386
sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-glx:i386
Am I installing the client correctly or in the wrong area to get the Beamdog client working on Linux? I got the Install Install BeamDog option at https://store.beamdog.com/
Thanks all!
Kev
I had purchased the Baldur's gate series for a Mac OS computer some years ago which died about 6 months ago. I finally got around to purchasing a new computer. This one I bought from system76 running Pop OS! which is very much based on the latest ubuntu (19) OS. I logged into Beamdog and the games I purchased show on my account. I now want to install the Beamdog launcher as I understand the launcher now works on linux (yea!). I clicked on the launcher and it has a default selection "Open with USB Flasher" and to Save file. I tried both options which take me to the same place. I type in my authentication and it asks me to choose an .iso or .img that I want to flash or plug in a USB drive (which I don't have one). I am familiar with linux but this is quite new to me as I was expecting the client to just install. I tried the following so far.
sudo apt install libgnome-keyring-dev
sudo apt install libcanberra-gtk-module libcanberra-gtk3-module
sudo apt install libgconf2-4
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
sudo apt install lib32stdc++6
sudo apt install libopenal1:i386
sudo apt install libgl1-mesa-glx:i386
Am I installing the client correctly or in the wrong area to get the Beamdog client working on Linux? I got the Install Install BeamDog option at https://store.beamdog.com/
Thanks all!
Kev
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Recently I got the itch of playing BG again and like you I went from macOS to Linux since I purchased the games. The client is an AppImage file and as far as I understand it does not need to be installed. It’s self contained and you just have to make it executable by right clicking the file and selecting properties/permissions. Then click the box allow executing file as program and you’re done.
I tried on Ubuntu Budgie 19.10 but the program does not start. I having similar issues with other programs so it might not be the beamdog client. I’ll try on other distros and comment back here after.
I tried on Salient OS (based on Arch) and KDE Neon (based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS)