Install OpenTTD (An open source simulator based on the classic game Transport Tycoon Deluxe) under Linux Mint 18.3/2 / Ubuntu

If you would like to play the famous Transport Tycoon Deluxe open source version under Linux Mint 18.* or Ubuntu, follow these steps below.

First you will need to download the stable version of OpenTTD, and according to your architecture select either the 32 or 64 bit versions.

https://www.openttd.org/en/download-stable

For Linux Mint 18.3 (64 Bit) select "Linux Ubuntu Trusty 14.04 (X86_64, 64bit)"

Once you have downloaded the game, go to this site below and download this binary package : libicu52_52.1-3ubuntu0.8_amd64.deb

https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/14.04/ubuntu-updates-main-amd64/libicu52_52.1-3ubuntu0.8_amd64.deb.html

Now all you need to do is to launch terminal and install the packages above.

First let's install libicu52_52.1-3ubuntu0.8_amd64.deb by typing the following command into your terminal

sudo dpkg -i libicu52_52.1-3ubuntu0.8_amd64.deb

Once it's completed, go ahead and install OpenTTD

sudo dpkg -i openttd-1.7.2-linux-ubuntu-trusty-amd64.deb

If it's completed without any error, you should be able to find OpenTTD in your Applications/Game folder.