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Hello all, I am relatively new to the Linux community as a general user. I recently started using Linux Mint latest release (14.something or other) KDE desktop. When I use playonlinux, it will constantly tell me that there is a newer versions to use (which I am unsure if it adds to my problem or not) but I cannot update any further. When I attempt to install steam games, the game will finish downloading on steam but will not install further on Playonlinux. Further more, POL doesn't recognize that I have 7zip installed on it (unless of course I need to install it just on linux without Wine or POL, which I have yet to do).

Hi XenPanda,

When I use playonlinux, it will constantly tell me that there is a newer versions to use (which I am unsure if it adds to my problem or not) but I cannot update any further.

You need to add PlayOnLinux repository to your system, otherwise you can only install Mint's version which is not the latest stable. See download page for instructions:
http://www.playonmac.com/en/download.html

Further more, POL doesn't recognize that I have 7zip installed on it (unless of course I need to install it just on linux without Wine or POL, which I have yet to do).

It should be installed under Linux, so that it's available for the (few, at least for now) scripts that uses this archiver. Distributions package 7-zip differently, sometimes split it in several packages, so that may require some experimentations (I think it's p7zip-full on Debian & derivative distros).

When I attempt to install steam games, the game will finish downloading on steam but will not install further on Playonlinux.

How could they? When you install a game thru an install script, that's the install script that takes care of creating the shortcut in PlayOnLinux at the end; If you install a game on your own in Steam, PlayOnLinux doesn't know about it.
You can start the game from Steam, a shortcut can probably be created manually in PlayOnLinux but at the very least it requires to know the Steam game ID (I think - I'm no Steam specialist).

Edited by petch

Thank you for your help, I will give those a try. I am nothing close to an expert at Linux anything, but I hope to get there. I will return on this topic when I have more info.

Hi XenPanda

When I attempt to install steam games, the game will finish downloading on steam but will not install further on Playonlinux.

try this:
When downloaded by Steam is finished, don't run the game, close steam and the script can continue, normally the shortcut will be created.