Assume I have absolutely no idea what im doing,Im trying to just get used to and set up some basic things using this OS, tried to install Java and couldnt even manage that.
If possible, id like to be able to play League of Legends, install Skype and Java.
Skype for Ubuntu can be downloaded from:
http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/downloading/?type=ubuntu64.
That'll download a DEB file, which you can just open to install.
Also, you might want to refer to these Ask Ubuntu questions, which
give an alternative to just downloading the DEB. You'll also get
updates more easily this way. You just have to use the terminal.
Unable to install Skype on 64bit Ubuntu
How do I install Skype?
League of Legends is a bit of a complicated procedure. You first need
to install Wine, a program that lets you run certain Windows
programs on Linux. To install it:
type this: sudo apt-get install wine, put in your password and let it run.
2a. You may have to add a repository to install Wine. Do it by running these two commands:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa and
sudo apt-get update.
After Wine is installed, you'll need some extras (run these as
commands in the terminal, no sudo needed):
winetricks vcrun2005
winetricks ie8
winetricks wininet
winetricks d3dx9
winetricks corefonts
winetricks adobeair
winecfg
Once that's done you can then go on to installing LoL.
Once it downloads, you need to run it with Wine. To do this, you'll need to run wine /path/to/exe in the terminal.
The command should look something like:
wine /home/your_username/Downloads/LeagueofLegends_NA_Installer_9_15_2014.exe.
Remember to change the your_username to your actual username (case-sensitive).
The installer should run through and you should see a shortcut to LoL on your desktop. If it isn't there, you should be able to find the executable under
/home/your_username/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program\ Files/.
Use a terminal to run
nautilus /home/your_username/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program\ Files/.
This will
open the file browser to the location of the LoL install folder. Find
it in here, go into it and double-click the EXE to run the program
there.
Further reading: http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?t=2957372
That should cover everything. If there's something I missed or something you need help with in these steps, comment and tell me. I'll do my best to help.
Executing w_do_call adobeair Executing load_adobeair Downloading http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/win/download/4.0/AdobeAIRInstaller.exe to /home/dj/.cache/winetricks/adobeair --2015-08-28 17:48:49-- http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/win/download/4.0/AdobeAIRInstaller.exe Resolving airdownload.adobe.com (airdownload.adobe.com)... 23.62.7.138, 23.62.7.154 Connecting to airdownload.adobe.com (airdownload.adobe.com)|23.62.7.138|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found 2015-08-28 17:48:49 ERROR 404: Not Found.
– Darell Pelt Jr. Aug 28 '15 at 21:50