I have to state that I am kind of a technobimbo at first. I have my brain exploded looking the codes. When I tried to start a game by clicking a terminal called 'Operate the game', it says that Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. I googled and tried to find solutions but what I got is confusion. My system is Mac OS Big Sur v11.2.3. Down here is the code shown up in the terminal,
Wine cannot find the ncurses library (libncurses.5.4.dylib).
Wine cannot find the FreeType font library. To enable Wine to
use TrueType fonts please install a version of FreeType greater than
or equal to 2.0.5.
http://www.freetype.org
To be mentioned, a small window named 'The Sims 4503781579Wine64-preloader' popped out with the terminal. It is so small that I can do nothing with it. I can't even click the big cross to see what will happen. I can only close the window.
Photo of the small window named 'The Sims 4503781579Wine64-preloader'
When I close the window, the terminal says '[Process completed]'
I downloaded the up-to-date free type pack from their website. But I don't know how to install. Or is it fine to leave it alone? Sorry I really know nothing about computer technology.
I saw people online saying that a 32 bit library may be missing and they provided some codes,
$ sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install libfreetype6:i386
apt-get install libfreetype6:i386
sudo apt install libfreetype6:i386
locate libfreetype.so
but I don't understand what do they do. I also wonder where should I put these codes. Should I put the codes right in the terminal I have just opened or start a new terminal?
I tried my best but nothing was solved. I'd really appreciate if you guys can teach me how to solve the problem. Thankssssss
