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How to install the game "Need for Speed - Most Wanted" in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS? I tried the Ubuntu Software Center search engine but couldn't find it, nor did I found the .deb file through which I could easily install it using 'Gdebi package installer'. Can you help me?

Melebius
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unKNOWN seeker
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  • i hope you know that this game must be buy, so you won't find it in the Ubuntu Software Center; you can try to have it with Steam : https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-steam-on-ubuntu-16-04-xenial-xerus to install Steam on 16.04 -> probably you can install that game through this platform – damadam Jun 19 '18 at 08:41
  • @damadam Is there any other option? besides using steam? – unKNOWN seeker Jun 19 '18 at 08:44
  • go to the official website of the game studio of this game, but I'm pretty sure they didn't sold directly this game for Linux OS – damadam Jun 19 '18 at 08:46
  • @damadam what about the playonlinux? what is this application? – unKNOWN seeker Jun 19 '18 at 08:50
  • 1 question at same time; you will find better answer than mine by googled a little, but not really sure a paid game can be compatible with playonlinux, same for wine – damadam Jun 19 '18 at 08:52
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    Wine or playonlinux can run the Windows version https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=35609 but these programs are not for helping you pirate a game, you need a valid windows version of the game to install (cracked versions WILL have issues) and a lisence key. – Mark Kirby Jun 19 '18 at 09:04
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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because OP comments indicte they want a paid product for free and that is piracy. – Mark Kirby Jun 19 '18 at 09:06
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    @MarkKirby I'd say that comment about how it should be possible to install a legally purchased copy of the Windows version of the game under Wine could be converted to an answer, instead of closing. – Byte Commander Jun 19 '18 at 09:33
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    @damadam There isn’t any difference for Wine or PlayOnLinux whether the software is paid. You can use it to install MS Office which is also paid, isn’t it? – Melebius Jun 19 '18 at 10:30
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    @MarkKirby & CLOSE VOTERS: This question and OP’s comments do not explicitly involve software piracy. It is well possible that OP purchased the game for Windows before they switched to Ubuntu. Isn’t there any presumption of innocence? – Melebius Jun 20 '18 at 11:41
  • There's an android version of the game which you can play on androidx86 in a vm on ubuntu. – Just Khaithang May 17 '21 at 20:44

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Let's assume that you have legally purchased copy of the game.

Then install PlayOnLinux with

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install playonlinux

Open PlayOnLinux PlayOnLinux with its launcher.

Afterwards click Install, type most wanted, select Need For Speed Most Wanted, click Install:

Install NFS MW

then follow instructions on screen.

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  • On Ubuntu 22.04, PlayOnLinux does not work, so I found the alternative to solve the problem: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1437380/ubuntu-22-04-how-to-run-an-exe-file-by-the-desktop-shortcut – luisito_36 Oct 28 '22 at 04:49