Install trouble (Linux Mint 22)

[Tsriel]

I'm having a problem installing on Linux Mint. (Cinnamon edition, fresh install btw.)

I did look up the wiki page to install the missing fonts, but still won't complete the install. Tried rebooting, but this bin still says it has unidentified characters. Automatic detection isn't helping either. It just causes the install to freeze.

Anyone out there got a solution?

[Trenloe]

It looks like you're trying to edit the FG installation file. You need to execute it.

Have you ran step #2 in the Installing on Linux Wiki page? This changes the file to have executable permissions. Here's a link to the Wiki page: https://fantasygroundsunity.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FGCP/pages/996639624/Installing+on+Linux

[Moon Wizard]

Also, just to add a note like I did in Discord for future viewers:
"Remember, FG only supports Ubuntu officially; even if it might work on other platforms. We only test on Ubuntu when we make library changes for library version updates."

Regards,
JPG

[Tsriel]

The issue was neither. Actually it was novice error. (I haven't used Linux in close to a decade.) I needed to use the command line to change the location of the directory to find the file and run that way. (~ cd, I think?) I was just using the GUI to doubleclick on the bin file, which wasn't working.

~ cd /Downloads

chmod +x ./FGUWebInstall.bin && ./FGUWebInstall.bin

[Trenloe]

The issue was neither.
The issue is what I described in post #2, the steps outlined in the Wiki page I linked need to be followed - step #2 in that page describes what you have done. Double-clicking on the original file in the GUI was trying to edit the file - you can see this in your original screenshot. Using chmod +x allows the file to be e(x)ecuted which you can then do either from the command line or from the GUI.

[wndrngdru]

Additionally, you can right-click the file, open the properties, and click the box on the Permissions tab to make the file executable. This is true for the Cinnamon desktop at least, I presume most DEs provide a similar way to access file permissions.

[Tsriel]

The issue is what I described in post #2, the steps outlined in the Wiki page I linked need to be followed - step #2 in that page describes what you have done. Double-clicking on the original file in the GUI was trying to edit the file - you can see this in your original screenshot. Using chmod +x allows the file to be e(x)ecuted which you can then do either from the command line or from the GUI.

Trenloe, you're not understanding.

1) Using just "chmod +x" didn't enact anything.

2) I had to tell the command line to change directories to Downloads, where I had downloaded the bin file. (Hence why I wrote "~ cd /Downloads". I needed that line not listed in the wiki!) Linux Mint would not execute the file until I did so.

[Trenloe]

From step 2 in the Wiki page: "Once downloaded, you’ll need to find the file (usually in ~/home/Downloads by default) and run the following command on the file to install the FGVTT client:"

Maybe the wording needs to be expanded upon, but this is telling you to navigate to that directory before executing the chmod command.

Ultimately the reason you couldn't install FG is because the chmod command hadn't been ran on the Fantasy Grounds files - which is what I was detailing in post #2.

Anyway, it doesn't matter now, you're up and running. I just want other users who may refer to this thread if they're having issues to be clear on what your issue was and what they need to do.