[Solved]Linux Mint unable to launch Ren'Py

[Vampyre]

Hi guys !

I was busy downloading a few visual novels (that work perfectly on my mac), and wanted to install them on my linux machine (a laptop Linux Mint 12). So far, I've been totally unlucky making the games work, or the ren'py engine. Both give me the same error, which I quite don't understand.

Here is what I do :

- First game :
-- I go to the terminal
-- move to the active directory with both the .py file and the .sh coming with it.
-- ./gamename.sh
Result :

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./lib/python: 23: ./lib/python: /home/username/Téléchargements/Heileen-linux-x86/lib/linux-x86/python.real: not found
./lib/python: 23: ./lib/python: /home/username/Téléchargements/Heileen-linux-x86/lib/linux-iliad/python.real: not found
Could not find a python that runs on your platform. Sorry.

Hmmm... Sounds like I don't have any python environement installed. Let's give it a try.

-- python
Result :

Python 2.7.3 (default, Aug 1 2012, 05:14:39)
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

It sounds interesting... So I have python after all. Let's make sure it works.
- 1+2
Result

>>> 1+2
3
>>>

Ok, so now I'm sure Python is installed on my system and working fine.

Maybe I'm missing file inside the game. It seems he can't find python.real
Let's have a check. I'm moving now from where I was to inside the directory inside the game files, and try to locate the python.real file.
Result : I find /home/username/Téléchargements/Heileen-linux-x86/lib/linux-x86/python.real in that very place.
/home/username/Téléchargements/Heileen-linux-x86/lib/linux-illiad/python.real is not existing.

So, if Python is installed, working, and that python.real exist in the correct location, why doesn't the game start ?

Let's search the internet then. I find a nice topic with libraries to make the game work. I install them, and launch that version of python together with the .py file. But still no luck, once again the very same errors.

And now I'm becoming short of ideas. Is there anything I'm missing out ? How can I make ren'py games work ?

Or even Ren'py (same errors, Ren'py won't start at all).

Thanks for any support or ideas

Vampyre

[PyTom]

I'm guessing it's because you have a 32-bit game, but you don't have 32-bit libraries installed on your system. You basically have two choices:

1) Install mint's 32-bit libraries. (I think mint is a debian derivative, so apt-get install ia32-libs might work for you.)

2) Download renpy 6.14, and then run ./renpy.sh /path/to/old/game. The newest Ren'Py has 64-bit support, and so should run without problems.

[jack_norton]

Ah yes I didn't update the older games with the new Ren'Py version yet

[Vampyre]

Many thanks on your solution PyTom. Very great news. Trying out now.

@Jack - No worries One of those two solution should work so far, but if you update it, it would be easier xD Not a big deal and yes, I was about your games :p (which are awesome and totally worth their money despite blind critics). I can't wait for Bionic Heart 2 btw :p

Edit : Many thanks to both of you ! Everything is now perfectly running on my linux machine ! Thank you ! I will now be able to play while I go to the carribean in a few weeks :p Thankies ! :p