Ray Gott Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I"m in need of some help installing making history add-on. I"m running Linux mint on a Quad core Asus motherboard I built. the basic program runs great, so i decided to buy the Making history Add-on. I"ve unzipped the files to a folder on my desktop. But the instructions tell me to run a script called dlc-mhe-[lang]. command. I"ve got no clue how to run this in the Command terminal. after i open the terminal I get this:( ray@ray-quadcore:~$ ) can anyone with some linux experience help me out? Thanks for any help Ray Gott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Welcome to the forum. But I don't use Linux. Someone who does should be along shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Kerman Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Welcome to the forum, @Ray Gott. Also not a linux user however I will attempt to bring some assistance by invoking @Green Baron or @LordFerret in to assist you. Edited September 16, 2018 by James Kerman Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Ray Gott said: I"m in need of some help installing making history add-on. I"m running Linux mint on a Quad core Asus motherboard I built. the basic program runs great, so i decided to buy the Making history Add-on. I"ve unzipped the files to a folder on my desktop. But the instructions tell me to run a script called dlc-mhe-[lang]. command. I"ve got no clue how to run this in the Command terminal. after i open the terminal I get this:( ray@ray-quadcore:~$ ) can anyone with some linux experience help me out? Thanks for any help Ray Gott Hi :-) First, i don't have the Making History expansion and have never installed it, so i can only comment on the linux stuff. Short version: You don't necessarily need the terminal to execute a script. Double click on the folder on your desktop. Search the file dlc-mhe-[lang] and double click it to execute it. ----------- Long version in the terminal: From the prompt you mentioned on, change into the folder you have unzipped the dlc pack to. This is done by typing cd Desktop/[folder on your desktop] and press enter. Your prompt should change to ray@ray-quadcore:~/Desktop/[folder on your desktop]$. If not and you get an error message "File or directory not found" or so then you either mistyped something or the folder isn't named as expected. There is a shortcut: once you have typed enough letters for the terminal to find a match, you can simply type [tab] and it'll fill out automatically. Handy for long winded directory names :-). If you ever get lost cd-ing through your directory tree, simply type cd and you'll land in the root of your home directory, denoted as ~ in ray@ray-quadcore:~$ You can check the contents of a directory with the ls command by typing ls -l. If the list is too long to fit an a screen, type ls -l | less, which lets you scroll up and down. The vertical dash is the pipe sign you'll find somewhere on your keyboard. As always, man [command] will invoke the help, like man cd or man ls. Once you have found the file you are looking for, execute it by typing ./dlc-mhe-[lang] and enter. If you get an error, just ask :-) Edited September 16, 2018 by Green Baron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Did you get the game and the DLC from the same place? Given that you're unsure how to install the DLC, but were able to install the game, I have a feeling you may have gotten the game from Steam and the DLC from the KSP store? If you got them from different places, this will get a bit more complicated. Also, you may be having issues running the command by clicking on it because it's not set as executable. You can change this by simply right clicking on file, Properties, Permissions, and checking "Allow executing file as a program". At least in MATE, the other Desktop Environments might be worded a bit different, but should be about the same. You can also change it at the command line. Basically just follow @Green Baron's directions above. But before doing this: 2 hours ago, Green Baron said: execute it by typing ./dlc-mhe-[lang] Type: sudo chmod +x dlc-mhe-[lang] Assuming [lang] needs to be replaced with your language, so it may be dlc-mhe-en if you have the English version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Geonovast said: ... because it's not set as executable ... Oh, i didn't know that. Thanks for the hint ! Someone should tell @SQUAD if that wasn't already done, because it is a bug. Edited September 16, 2018 by Green Baron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanamonde Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Trimmed a post or two. Could we at least wait until people are out of the Welcome sub before we hit them with the Squad bashing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gott Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Thanks for all the help Green Baron, I"ve forgotten all that DOS stuff i learned back in the 80's. Terminal seams to be structured the same. After i got into the correct file on my desk top i executed it. the addons where in my start up page when i opened the program. thanks again to all that responded, Game on.... Ray Gott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) You're welcome. Happy landings ! It sounds like you did not have to change the file's executable flag and everything was fine with the installation process ? Edited September 17, 2018 by Green Baron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordFerret Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Sorry, asleep at the wheel. Welcome to the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceMouse Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) I may be mistaken, but i THINK the expansion is entirely contained within it's mod folder, so it should be a drag and drop into Gamedata. Although it sounds like you've already got the issue fixed. Also, welcome to the forum. Edited September 20, 2018 by SpaceMouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Baron Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 lol ! Had i known this ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatStupidHead Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 On 9/20/2018 at 8:06 AM, SpaceMouse said: I may be mistaken, but i THINK the expansion is entirely contained within it's mod folder, so it should be a drag and drop into Gamedata. Although it sounds like you've already got the issue fixed. Also, welcome to the forum. You are entirely correct; the expansion is a mod folder in a zip in a zip. You can just uncompress those and drop it into place. You even get a .DS_Store file in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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