I am an absolute Linux baby running Mint23(?) on my PC. I wanted to play an ancient game from my childhood that I cherished but I don’t really know how to get it off the Internet Archive onto my computer.

The game

Any suggestions?

      • timroerstroem@feddit.dk
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        1 month ago

        You probably know this already, but I thought I’d just mention here for OP and others: That’s what the # at the beginning of the command implies (the command needs to be run as root), commands that can be run as a normal user are often denoted by $.

    • SolidShake@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      “Linux is for everyone! No need to learn anything new” lmao.

      You should need to learn code to open a file imo.

      Most distros you can just open it, like on Mac.

        • SolidShake@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          Is terminal code not…code?

          The biggest put off to Linux is the absolute shit community it has

          • apftwb@lemmy.world
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            1 month ago

            Is terminal code not…code?

            N-no?

            Its a program/command called mount that takes in command line arguments. The program is documented (in overwhelming detail) in the manual which is accessible online or using the program man (man mount)

            The reason someone would recommened that command over the GUI is its universally installed on all Linux machines. OP said they were using Linux Mint. There are several Linux Mint distributions with different Desktop Managers (MATE/Cinnamon/Xfce) that all have different workflows of mounting an ISO file. mount is universal.

          • FalschgeldFurkan@lemmy.world
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            1 month ago

            This is just invoking a command, it’s basically the same as double-clicking a .exe in Windows, just without a mouse. There’s no need to “learn coding” to do this. Coding involves complex logic; this doesn’t.

            The biggest put off to Linux is the absolute shit community it has

            Have you ever given it a shot? Most Linux users I’ve encountered are very friendly. Yes, there are some boards (like Arch forums) where people get pissy at noobs; however Arch isn’t a noob-friendly distro, in contrast to Mint/openSUSE etc.

            Attitude matters as well; if you start off by shitting on stuff you have limited knowledge of, you won’t get a friendly response.