The Powder Toy

ubuntu 9.10 can't download powder toy

  • dhanushrad     6th Sep 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    hi,
    I'm running ubuntulinux 9.10 on my computer and when i download 32 bit linux version, it comes as an executable so i run it with wine and i get nothing. I also tried the debian and when i tried to install i got "error:dependency is not satisfiable status: libsdl1.2debian (>=1.2.14)
    Can i pls get some help?

    Thanks
    Danny
  • bchandark     6th Sep 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Did you try the Windows version under wine? Or compiling the source?
  • Felix     6th Sep 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Install sdl. Also, download the linux version. https://powdertoy.co.uk/Download/
  • savask     6th Sep 2010 Developer 0 Permalink
    There is .deb package for Ubuntu (and maybe Debian).
  • Xenocide     6th Sep 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    savask
    .deb is for any debian base system

    dhanushrad
    Sounds like your running your browser through WINE if your getting a windows download package. Here is the correct package for linux anyway: https://powdertoy.co.uk/download/powder-41.3-lin32.zip -OR- https://powdertoy.co.uk/download/the-powder-toy_41.3.0_i386.deb

    Btw, I think 10.04 is the latest LTS release, you might want to consider updating your distro via the update manager. Open it up, install all update and refresh, you should get a banner at the top stating an update is available.

    EDIT: Just seen the dependancies notice in a terminal run
    sudo aptitude install libsdl1.2
  • savask     6th Sep 2010 Developer 0 Permalink
    .deb was made in Ubuntu, so maybe it wouldn't work in Debian.
  • Xenocide     6th Sep 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    That's like saying a ZIP on linux won't work on Windows, if it doesn't open then its corrupted. DEB has a standard format like ZIP (supposedly) has.
  • savask     6th Sep 2010 Developer 0 Permalink
    A-a-a!
    I can make .deb write into directories only Ubuntu have, and it wouldn't "work" in Debian.
  • triclops200     6th Sep 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    savask
    I can also make .EXE's write into directories only my computer has, so for all intents and purposes, It won't even work in windows.
  • Xenocide     6th Sep 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    In that case its a dodgy deb :P
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