I've been recently trying to play Age of Empires 2 on my Linux Ubuntu 12.04 LTS computer. However, I can't seem to get it to work with any method i found on the computer. I've tried Playonlinux, however, when i try to play it, a message comes up saying that there has been an internal error. I've also tried doing it though virtualbox and installing it onto a virtual version of windows xp. However, after it completes the install, it tell me that there is no CD in the disk drive and that I should insert it and restart the application. If anyone has a way I haven't tried yet or something that I could have missed please let me know. Thanks.
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Haven't tried for the original one, but you can play AOE II 2013 and definitive editions directly from the Linux Steam client with no further configuration needed, using the proton library. You have to buy one of them, but in my case it was totally worthwile. You can give it a try to the original game with proton if you wish, even if it's not included in the steam catalogue.– AritzJun 9, 2020 at 13:56
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You should give WINE a look. WINE has come a long way over the last few years and many Windows-based applications can be run on it with varying degrees of success.
Here is the WINE HQ page for Age of Empires 2:
It looks like Age of Empires 2 has a pretty good rate of success. To get WINE, you first need to add the WINEHQ PPA Repository by adding "ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa" as a software source from within the Ubuntu Software Center (Edit->Software Sources). Then you should be able install WINE by executing the following from Terminal:
sudo apt-get install wine1.5
For further instructions, see WINE For Ubuntu and Ubuntu Derivatives
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If you haven't installed it yet, navigate to the setup/install program on the media, right-click and select "run with Wine." That should install it in your
~./wine/drive_c/Program\ Files
directory. If you run into trouble, check the WINEHQ FAQ for installing Windows applications: wiki.winehq.org/…– AaronApr 14, 2013 at 23:25 -
1Well, I've managed to install the game with wine. However, when I try to run it, it gives me the loading screen for the game, then it goes away followed by wine and then nothing happens. Could the files have made it into the wine program files for some reason? Apr 15, 2013 at 0:39
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I had to go into the game folder (right click and go "open applications directory" then navigate to /steamapps/common/age2HD/
). There i renamed the Launcher.exe to someting else. Then i made a copy of the AoK HD.exe and name it Launcher.exe.
Also, i installed .net 4.0 and 4.5 manually.
Furthermore, in /age2HD/_CommonRedist/vcredist/2015
i removed installscript.vdf and installed the 32bit version manually.
Good news, I haven't tested everything yet but i've managed to get this working in PlayOnlinux and start a game:
- Open PLayOnLinux and select 'Install a Program'.
- Steam will minimize once you are logged in. The 'Wine System Tray' will be open in a different window, find it and double click the Steam icon to open it.
- Go back to PlayOnLinux select 'Tools' on the toolbar at the top and Select 'Manage Wine Versions'. Wait a few seconds for the list to populate. On the x86 tab select '3.3' and click the arrow to move it to the right side.
- Still on the configure menu go to the tab 'Install components' and install 'd3dx9' and 'vcrun6'.
- Go back to the 'General' tab and select 'Make a new shortcut from this virtual drive'. Find 'AoK HD.exe' and select Next.
- When it goes back to the shortcuts list, select 'I don't want to make another shortcut' and click next.
16.Download a copy of vcrun 2015 x86 from here. In the Miscellaneous tab of the configure menu select 'Run a Windows Executable (.exe) file in this virtual drive'.
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1Thanks! I've managed to run it on Ubuntu using your step-by-step guide.– VirtuozMay 5, 2018 at 21:08
You should check the WineHQ forums for instructions about how to make it work. Most of the games need some tweaking or some native libraries to work fine. I'm not sure if it's right linking to another webside, but here's some information:
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=99