Howto - Install Dom2 in Linux

[Thilock_Dominus]

For dummies (I'm n00b myself ) So I wrote down what I did.

Feel free to comment or tell if I made an error.

This was done in Ubuntu Linux (based on deb packages), with Gnome 2.8
If your linux system does need 'su' to do root stuff then ignore when it says 'sudo'

How to install Dominions2 from the CD:

Open Terminal.

Code:

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cd /media/cdrom 

sudo sh unix_install

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The terminal change so it says:

Dominions II install script
linux-gnu i386
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Select installation type
1 Global Installation (require root priviledges)
2 Local Installation (to ~/dominions2)

Choose 1 - if you want so all the Users on your computer can play Dom2 (a folder will be created at every Users where personal configurations and alike will be saved, first when the user(s) start the game from their domain (/home/<username>/dominions2)). The important files will be saved at /usr/local/games/dominions2 and the executable file will be saved in /usr/local/bin.

Choose 2 - All the files will be saved in /home/<your username>/dominions2.


Done. Now you can start Dominions2 by writing dom2 in the terminal or the 'run application' function.

Enjoy.




Howto update Dominions2

Grab the latest patch here

Extract the files.

Open Terminal.

Code:

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cd <where you extracted the files> 

sudo cp dom2 /usr/local/bin

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The next thing is to move all the files including the dom2 file (that's why copying in the first place) to /usr/local/games/dominions2

Code:

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sudo mv dom2 /usr/local/games/dominions2 

sudo mv army9.trs /usr/local/games/dominions2

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When you're done moving all the files, type dom2 and you're running the latest Dominions2