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So I've downloaded the .tar.gz file for Cave Story, and since I'm somewhat new to Ubuntu, I have no idea how to install it.

I tried the commands suggested at How do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file?, but no dice.

My most successful attempt was make config.dat, which spat out a different error than make all the other files. So I assume that's what I should be going with?

It says:

"make: *** No rule to make target `config.dat'. Stop."

Do I type something else in?

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    put the cavestory.tar.gz download link. – Avinash Raj Nov 27 '13 at 02:48
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    Cave Story is not usually a source distributed software. The .tar.gz probably contains binary software (probably from Humble Bundle or similar). Therefore, the linked other question is likely to be irrelevant. – Alistair Buxton Nov 28 '13 at 02:50

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Is late a lot but here is your answer. From the download page on cavestory.org download this version: Doukutsu Linux Port by Simon Parzer and Peter Mackay

  1. Extract the file in Downloads.

  2. Open the terminal(ctrl+alt+t) and type: cd ~/Downloads/linuxDoukutsu-1.01

  3. Type ./doukutsu

It will open the game. To exit press exit.

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I could not execute the binary versions that the previous answer mentioned.

However, was able compile this version and it worked!

https://github.com/coringao/cavestory-nx

Its README contains instructions of how to compile it:

On Debian/Ubuntu/GNU/Linux you can get all necessary packages by typing:

sudo apt install cmake libpng-dev libsdl2-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev

When all these dependencies are installed to start compiling the game. To create the archive binary, do it from the source directory.

Creating directory and accessing:

mkdir -p build && cd build

Starting to build:

cmake ..

Starting compilation:

make

Running the game:

../cavestory-nx

Removing the build directory and the binary:

rm -rf build cavestory-nx
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