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Football Manager 2010

Asked by j3lc

This game is the only reason i use Windows. Can anyone suggest i guide to follow (how to install - play, how to install direrectx, winetricks and everything that is necessary to run the game)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Wine is an abstraction layer for directx so you don't install it.

Looks like it does work. The multiplayer does not work though so it only gets a Gold rating:
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=18296&iTestingId=46658

Make sure you get the latest patch for the game

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Best Vikram Dhillon (dhillon-v10) said : 		#2

You can also try playonlinux which is like wine but it makes your job easy [1]

[1] http://www.playonlinux.com/en/

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Vikram

On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 4:51 PM, actionparsnip
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> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Wine is an abstraction layer for directx so you don't install it.
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> Looks like it does work. The multiplayer does not work though so it only gets a Gold rating:
> http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=18296&iTestingId=46658
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> Make sure you get the latest patch for the game
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j3lc (j3lc) said : 		#3

I have playonlinux already installed. Should or shouldn't i install directx? (It is installed through playonlinux approach i think). How can i check if i have directx installed or not? Anyway my problem is this. When i try to open the fm2010.exe the cursor shows that something is loading but then nothing. When i double click for second time a message is displayed saying the game is already running

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

No you do not install directX, games use directX as a lazy way for coders to make games. Linux doesnt have this so wine translates the calls to native linux calls.

Read the appdb link for the game and read the guides

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j3lc (j3lc) said : 		#5

Thanks Vikram Dhillon, that solved my question.