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cannot load Civ 1 game onto PC

Asked by carthage

Binary package hint: nautilus

I have Linux-Ubuntu on my PC and I cannot load the game Civilization 1. When I go to system-admin-software services to load the CD-Rom. It says there is an error message so the CD-Rom cannot be read so I cannot load my game. The Civ 1 CD-Rom is the problem in my opinion, as I have loadedthis Civ 1 Cd-Rom on other PCs with Windows XP.

I have the most current version of ubuntu, I just updated it yesterday.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 4 01:08:03 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
Package: nautilus 1:2.22.5.1-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: nautilus
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686

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This question was originally filed as bug #293513.

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carthage (bengriffin85) said : 		#1
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Gord Allott (gordallott) said : 		#2

you can install dosbox to install older dos games or wine to install windows games and software
dosbox: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DOSBox
wine: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Wine

alternativly you may wish to try 'freeciv' which is a free software linux native recreation of the civilisation games, you can play it as civilisation one or two, you can install it from the add/remove programs application in your applications menu.

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Arnaudus (a-lerouzic) said : 		#3

Hi,

I changed the "package" from "nautilus" to "wine" (not sure it is a wine question, but definitely not "nautilus").

Your report states: DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04, which seems contradictory to your message (I have the most current version of ubuntu, I just updated it yesterday), since the most recent version is 8.10. In "System -> About Ubunu" you will find this information.

Ubuntu is not primarily designed to run Windows programs or games. There are ways to do it, using "wine" for instance, but it is not supposed to work as smoothly as you might expect. I totally agree with the advice from Gord Allott: try freeciv, it is a native Linux program and probably offers the same as Civ1 and/or Civ2... for free.

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carthage (bengriffin85) said : 		#4

I went to DOSBox and could not find anywhere to load the program to use CIV 1. I asked a question on the forum to find out.

Now on Hotmail I cannot reply to mesages. I cannot send mail to anyone. Every thing else seems to work okay. Hotmail works on other PCs outsie my house.

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Arnaudus (a-lerouzic) said : 		#5

Can you precise what you mean by "load the program"? Have you tried to install DOSBox on your Ubuntu? System -> Administration -> Synaptic package manager, search for dosbox, tick the box and apply.

Please, ask your second question as a new one, you have no chance to get any answer in this one.

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carthage (bengriffin85) said : 		#6

Now Hotmail reply does not work. Why? Other parts work okay, but I can't send emails.

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Arnaudus (a-lerouzic) said : 		#7

Hi,

You should open a new question. It's not very likely that anyone will read it, and it is important to have different questions in different threads.

What about this Civ problem? Is it solved? Thanks to mark it "solved" if it is the case.

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