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downloaded backgammon site shows incomplete board

Asked by oz756c

I successfully downloaded a backgammon game, "partygammon.com" using WINE onto Ubutru, 8.04, however, although the game plays as it should, the board appears to have been truncated to where the lower right hand side is missing. This would include the '''roll dice" button.

My computer is a Dell Latitude D810.

Thank you in advance.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Have you already tried: gnubg

Using Synaptic please first enable the universe repository:

Open the menu: System->Administration->Software source: Ubuntu software

enable "Community Maintained open source software (universe)"

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install gnubg

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Then to play gnubg using terminal type:

gnubg

To have an icon on your desktop... please add a launcher:

Right click with mouse on your desktop select "Create Launcher":

Type: Applications
Name: gnubackgammon
Command: /usr/games/gnubg -w

Hope this helps

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oz756c (conlux99) said : 		#2

My tool bar only includes: File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools and Help. I can't find anything for 'System'.

Is gnubg a backgammon game?

thanks

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Yes is a backgammon game... http://www.gnubg.org/

Which release of Ubuntu do you use...?

I'm talking of main menu of Gnome Desktop Enviroment so please close or minimize all opened apps...

If you are in trouble be free to ask...

Thank you

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

After gnubg is installed...

Please tell me do you see any gnubg icon under Applications->Games menu ...?

Thank you

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oz756c (conlux99) said : 		#5

I'm using 8.04

I've entered the commands per instructions which has brought me to the following lines of code:
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Building tag database... Done
user@ubuntu-laptop:~$
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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so far, i have no new icon under games heading, and have found nowhere to 'create launcher',

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#6

Please tell which Desktop Environment you are using: Ubuntu (Gnome) or Kubuntu (kde)...?
If you are using Ubuntu with Gnome you must have the

System->Administration->Software source: Ubuntu software menu

Thank you

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