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Old 02-05-2019, 06:33 PM   #1
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It works! OOTP on a Chromebook

I should preface this post by saying I am a complete noob at Linux. This process required a lot of support, Googling, and testing. However, I did finally get it to work.

I’d also like to thank Dave at StatsPlus for the tremendous amount of Linux and OOTP knowledge he provided in this process. He is a huge asset to this game and I wouldn’t have been able to do this without him.


OOTP on a Chromebook: How I did it:

Device: Pixelbook (however, I think it should work on most mid- and high-range Chromebooks)
Platform: Steam (I think this would likely be easier with the standard Linux version, but I wanted to go through steam)

Step 1: Activate Linux (beta) on your Chromebook

Step 2: Download Steam through Linux (I used this link for instructions: https://brismuth.com/how-to-install-...k-57174d1f1f32)

Step 3: Download OOTP through Steam and make sure you have enough hard drive space

Step 4: Download components necessary to run OOTP. In your terminal, type…

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sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
CPU_MHZ="1300.000" LD_PRELOAD='/usr/$LIB/libstdc++.so.6' DISPLAY=:1 steam
You will need to type the last line everytime you want to launch Steam.

**Please note that the MHZ should match your Chromebook’s CPU. You should now be able to open and play OOTP via Steam.

**I should also state that it is possible to run a sim as a commissioner through a chromebook. I downloaded Filezilla and StatsPlus for Linux and they worked just fine. In order to run S+, however, you need the following libraries installed:

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sudo apt-get install libgconf2-4
sudo apt-get install libnss3
If you are sending emails through OOTP on a Linux/Mac, you will need a relay service to get it to work. I used mailjet.

Again, figuring all of this out took a lot of trial and error and many hours. It's possible that I missed a step in this post. Let me know if you have success with this! I’m thrilled to find OOTP capabilities with Chromebooks.

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Old 02-14-2019, 12:45 PM   #2
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Wow. Sounds like a lot of work to get it running on a Pixelbook. All of those steps may be the reason why I stick with Apple. I run an online league and it sounds like a lot of additional work to get all those components functioning. I have zero Linux experience. If the developers ever make a google os version, I would probably change my entire hardware to Google.
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Old 02-15-2019, 02:13 AM   #3
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Yeah, it's definitely not for everyone. It took me quite a bit of time to figure it out, but in the end it is possible.

Chromebooks have historically been web-based only devices, which is why I'm excited to discover it's possible to install and play a game (any game) on such a device. For all the work, personally it was worth it for me; my Pixelbook lives up to the Chromebook expectation of fast, streamlined hardware: everything is cleaner and seems to run more quickly than on my Windows device.
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Old 02-17-2019, 04:41 PM   #4
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Old 02-24-2019, 07:18 AM   #5
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The Sim has to be slow most chromebooks are specced extremely low
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Old 02-24-2019, 09:01 AM   #6
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The Sim has to be slow most chromebooks are specced extremely low
You'd be surprised! Of course, low end Chromebooks don't have the HD space for OOTP, but I think it would work very well on mid- or high-end Chromebooks. ChromeOS is much lighter overall than Windows. Granted, Pixelbook is a high end device, but SQL dump takes me about 30 seconds (takes 20-30 minutes for me on Windows).
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