After trying to install Ubuntu 24.04.1, and failing again and again, yet my laptop suddenly had certain functions back which didn’t work anymore under Windows 10, I must admit that I might be unwelcome here now: I tried another distro (elementary) which apparently is based on Ubuntu, so see me as a cousin.
I am very happy with Linux in stead of MS, I even found ways to install ancient games. Now anxiously waiting for it to be installed it was quite the anti-climax when it didn’t start!
I’ve been messing with computers since the 90’s, but I am relatively new to the Linux world.
So let me explain: I came across Lutris, which uses Wine to install my game for me ( Civilization 4 Complete GOG), it went surprisingly simple. The first time I launched I saw the normal loading screen and all seemed to go well. Then it flickered and I was back in the OS homescreen. Since then nothing happens when I press launch. Problem is also there isn’t any error, so apart from trying some other options in the configure menu to no avail, I have no clue what could cause this… Anyone here is savvy in this and a civ player like me, that can relate?
Well, I’ve found very old sites discussing this but the solutions I read about couldn’t be the problem since e.g. the dlls missing, I already found in my directory. Please if anyone knows what can cause this, with ideas I might find solutions…
Sorry, if this is too offtopic, but I didn’t know where to ask
