Hello GOG fellows!

Because I've obviously too much free time, I've starting to write guides to turn GOG installers into packages for GNU/Linux distributions.

They're fully integrated into your OS packaging system, which mean you can apt-get them (or whatever it is on your distribution) as any other package.

The scripts supports only .deb packages yet (for Debian and derivatives like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.).
I'm here to find some help to write scipts to create packages for other distributions as well (like .rpm and all that kind of stuff I don't understand yet).

I would appreciate some feedback if you try them ;)

There it is, enjoy friends:
https://secure.gog.com/mix/guides_to_install_gog_games_on_gnulinux

A very interesting idea. I just kind of go with installing the games via wine and just see if they then run or not. Most of my games have run without too much hassle thankfully.
I will definatly come back to look at any further developments. +1

These guides have been designed while trying to add a few advantages from the easy "wine, double-clik, play" :
* multi-user installation (but per-user configuration)
* full integration in the packaging system (you can see the games in your software list and easily uninstall them)
* a bit of tweaking when needed (patches and stuff) (a bit like what PlayOnLinux does)
* the shortcuts in your menu no longer go to a mess of folders under "Wine", but directly under "Games" (with your native Linux games)
* you can put your freshly build packages on any removable device and install it in any compatible Linux distro, or keep them to be able to skip all the installation next time you want to play your game
* original icons for the launchers instead of the new GOG ones (I'm a bit of a nostalgia freak)

Now, a bit of honesty: I was at first doing this mostly for myself, to try and learn to create packages for Debian.
But now that I've come to something fully working and very easily usable (copy-paste and go!), it would be a shame not sharing it!

I can already tell you what's coming next:
The Temple of Elemental Evil, Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 (fully moddable), Icewind Dale 1 & 2 (fully moddable), Neverwinter Nights (will turn your GOG installer to packages installing the native GNU/Linux version!), Deus Ex, Alpha Centauri (might turn the GOG installer to the native version too if I manage to work this out), Worms United (as soon as I learn to use DosBOX properly), Duke Nukem 3D (using the eDuke32 Linux port)

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Anyone is welcome to suggest games they would like to see added to the list.

The Temple of Elemental Evil has been added to the list :
https://secure.gog.com/forum/temple_of_elemental_evil/guide_install_toee_on_gnulinux