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Sam (Deleted User)
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This applies to both GMS2 and GMS1.4 so this thread could really go under either Technical Support subforum.
I noticed 2 things.
1) You can run GMS games on linux with a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, out of the box, with no additional depedencies installed apart from what comes with the operating system. This means you don't need to fiddle with the terminal at all before you can run your game, which is nice.
2) Trying to run GMS games on linux with later versions of Ubuntu, i.e. I tried 16.04 LTS and the games wouldn't run with just a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I needed additional depedencies installed apart from what came with the operating system. This means I had to install them manually via the terminal using the install commands mentioned on the YoYoGames help center: https://help.yoyogames.com/hc/en-us...tu-And-GameMaker-Studio-For-Linux-Development
It really stinks that Ubuntu 14.04 LTS seems to be the only version of Ubuntu that can run GMS games with a fresh, out-of-the-box OS install. Only targeting Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is an extremely narrow market and I highly doubt that many people even use 14.04 LTS anymore because there are newer versions out and most people keep their system up-to-date.
Is there any way around this limitation? Will *.deb debian package building be added to GMS2 relatively soon? Also, will it be fixed in GMS1.4 soon? Right now it's broken, and I don'think it ever really worked to begin with, so I hope it gets fixed soon.
I noticed 2 things.
1) You can run GMS games on linux with a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, out of the box, with no additional depedencies installed apart from what comes with the operating system. This means you don't need to fiddle with the terminal at all before you can run your game, which is nice.
2) Trying to run GMS games on linux with later versions of Ubuntu, i.e. I tried 16.04 LTS and the games wouldn't run with just a fresh install of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, I needed additional depedencies installed apart from what came with the operating system. This means I had to install them manually via the terminal using the install commands mentioned on the YoYoGames help center: https://help.yoyogames.com/hc/en-us...tu-And-GameMaker-Studio-For-Linux-Development
It really stinks that Ubuntu 14.04 LTS seems to be the only version of Ubuntu that can run GMS games with a fresh, out-of-the-box OS install. Only targeting Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is an extremely narrow market and I highly doubt that many people even use 14.04 LTS anymore because there are newer versions out and most people keep their system up-to-date.
Is there any way around this limitation? Will *.deb debian package building be added to GMS2 relatively soon? Also, will it be fixed in GMS1.4 soon? Right now it's broken, and I don'think it ever really worked to begin with, so I hope it gets fixed soon.