How do I install the sims 3 on Ubuntu with no CD drive?

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skarlett
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How do I install the sims 3 on Ubuntu with no CD drive?

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I have HP laptop running Ubuntu 16.04. I've been trying to install The Sims 3 but have had no luck. The laptop I have dosn't have a CD rom drive but since I had the game on an old laptop using my origin account the game saved the game to my origin library so I can still download the game from origin without needing the CD. However when I download origin and the sims 3 using PlayOnLinux and Wine I just can't run the sims. If I click play in the origin library nothing happens and if I try to directly load it by using the TS3W.exe file it just gives me an error and tells me to re-install the base game. Please help.
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Re: How do I install the sims 3 on Ubuntu with no CD drive?

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55 views and not a single person knows how to help. HELLO?
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Re: How do I install the sims 3 on Ubuntu with no CD drive?

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skarlett wrote:55 views and not a single person knows how to help. HELLO?
@skarlett

You offering me a pay rise then? :lol:

Either:
  1. Use an external USB drive with your install media
  2. Follow the WineHQ AppDB instructions for setting up the Origin Client
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Re: How do I install the sims 3 on Ubuntu with no CD drive?

Post by latte »

It is no problem to mount ISO image files within in the filesystem and then assign a Windows Drive to that.

E.g. as root/sudo
mount -o loop this_is_your files.iso /media/isoimage

External USB CD ROM Drives are cheap on ebay.
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