# Ver. 0.A doesn't run on Linux

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ver-0-a-doesnt-run-on-linux/5273>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [March 3, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ver-0-a-doesnt-run-on-linux/5273 "2014-03-03T03:00:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZB3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/59ef9b/32.png) [@ZB3000](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ZB3000)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ver-0-a-doesnt-run-on-linux/5273/1 "2014-03-03T03:00:32Z")

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I’m currently using Ubuntu. Version 0.9 ran just fine on my computer, but all the experimental builds from then on, and this new stable release, don’t run on my computer at all. It seems to download perfectly, but the cataclysm-tiles or cataclysm\_launcher buttons do absolutely nothing. I followed the instructions on the sticky thread but that doesn’t seem to work either.

If anyone can help, I would appreciate it.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ver-0-a-doesnt-run-on-linux/5273/2 "2014-03-03T03:14:00Z")

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I think you might need to install Lua 5.1 as well for version .A to work properly, though I’m not sure (being a Windows user myself).

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**Author:** ![atavistic\_puma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@atavistic\_puma](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/atavistic_puma)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ver-0-a-doesnt-run-on-linux/5273/3 "2014-03-03T03:22:56Z")

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And it needs to be the 32-bit version of the library. On Debian/Ubuntu this is provided by the package liblua5.1-0:i386 (assuming you are running 64-bit Linux, otherwise just install liblua5.1-0)

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**Author:** ![ZB3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/59ef9b/32.png) [@ZB3000](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ZB3000)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ver-0-a-doesnt-run-on-linux/5273/4 "2014-03-03T04:27:25Z")

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That did it. Thanks guys! 😃

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/ver-0-a-doesnt-run-on-linux/5273/5 "2014-03-03T05:12:11Z")

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FYI on Fedora you want lua-compat.