Linux

Pfaber11 · March 17, 2018, 15:03:35

I am writing my games on windows 10 and compiling them to an exe file. Can I use this file straight away without any modifications and load it onto a Linux computer. I'm using 7zip to combine the media files and my exe file. Thanks.

Pfaber11 · March 17, 2018, 15:25:01

I guess what I'm asking is do I need to do anything to my AGK2 program to run it on a Linux machine and what about 7zip. ?

MikeHart · March 17, 2018, 15:30:33

Quote from: Pfaber11 on March 17, 2018, 15:03:35
I am writing my games on windows 10 and compiling them to an exe file. Can I use this file straight away without any modifications and load it onto a Linux computer. I'm using 7zip to combine the media files and my exe file. Thanks.

no, you can't.

TomToad · March 17, 2018, 15:42:00

You will need to compile on a Linux machine. You will need a32 bit Linux os to compile a32 bit program and a64 bit os to compile a 64 bit program. https://www.appgamekit.com/documentation/guides/54_linux.htm

Pfaber11 · March 17, 2018, 15:52:00

Oh right thanks for that. Havn't used Linux in a few years. Thought that may be the case. Just have to stick to windows for now.

Rick Nasher · March 17, 2018, 21:12:21

Ubuntu is the easiest to setup, almost like windows.

Pfaber11 · April 07, 2018, 15:00:47

Just installed linux mint 18.3 cinnamon and downloaded steam then agk for linux all seems good so far . Didn't have to pay again for agk just downloaded it from steam. will be getting stuck into it this week and getting constructive . i had my reasons for swapping to linux . Used it a few years ago for a year or so so have a good idea of what i'm upto but am always open to suggestions . have a very nice day.

Pfaber11 · April 13, 2018, 16:37:42

I did have one small problem that it would not run an AGK executable , if this happens open the terminal and type
$ sudo apt install libcurl3 . This did it for me . Anybody else out there using linux ? Any thing i should know about it?

Derron · April 13, 2018, 17:11:16

To see the dependencies of a binary: $ ldd binaryname
and it outputs some stuff - think you recognize what is missing. Attention: there are 2 entries belonging to some existing stuff while it looks it is missing - some "linux special stuff".

bye
Ron

Qube · April 14, 2018, 05:08:19

Quote from: Pfaber11 on March 17, 2018, 15:03:35
I am writing my games on windows 10 and compiling them to an exe file. Can I use this file straight away without any modifications and load it onto a Linux computer. I'm using 7zip to combine the media files and my exe file. Thanks.

Quote from: MikeHart on March 17, 2018, 15:30:33
no, you can't.

Lol, straight to the point

If you want to create a Linux version of your game then the free way is to install something like Ubuntu with VirtualBox. If you want to splash out on a ( subjectively better system ) then for windows there is VMWare workstation and on Mac there is Parallels or VMWare Fusion. Personally I use Parallels on Mac for 99% of Windows / Linux stuff and it's works brilliantly.

But overall compiling for Linux via AGK is a complete breeze. If you are not native booting into Linux then - Virtualization software > Linux Distro > Install AGK > compile and go.