I am an absolute Linux baby running Mint23(?) on my PC. I wanted to play an ancient game from my childhood that I cherished but I don’t really know how to get it off the Internet Archive onto my computer.

The game

Any suggestions?

    • SolidShake@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Is terminal code not…code?

      The biggest put off to Linux is the absolute shit community it has

      • FalschgeldFurkan@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        This is just invoking a command, it’s basically the same as double-clicking a .exe in Windows, just without a mouse. There’s no need to “learn coding” to do this. Coding involves complex logic; this doesn’t.

        The biggest put off to Linux is the absolute shit community it has

        Have you ever given it a shot? Most Linux users I’ve encountered are very friendly. Yes, there are some boards (like Arch forums) where people get pissy at noobs; however Arch isn’t a noob-friendly distro, in contrast to Mint/openSUSE etc.

        Attitude matters as well; if you start off by shitting on stuff you have limited knowledge of, you won’t get a friendly response.

      • apftwb@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Is terminal code not…code?

        N-no?

        Its a program/command called mount that takes in command line arguments. The program is documented (in overwhelming detail) in the manual which is accessible online or using the program man (man mount)

        The reason someone would recommened that command over the GUI is its universally installed on all Linux machines. OP said they were using Linux Mint. There are several Linux Mint distributions with different Desktop Managers (MATE/Cinnamon/Xfce) that all have different workflows of mounting an ISO file. mount is universal.