Linux install?

runequester · #1 November 3rd, 2009, 04:41 AM

The website mentions that this will run under linux. Does the disc come with an installer on it, or are there significant hoops to jump through ?

Thanks in advance!

lch · #2 November 3rd, 2009, 07:18 AM

The disc has installation programs for all three major operating systems, Windows, Linux and MacOS X. As for Linux, there is an executable which will install the program under /usr/local/games (if you install as root and are okay with that) or in your home directory (if you're a local user).

Gandalf Parker · #3 November 3rd, 2009, 11:57 AM

The hoops tend to be elsewhere. The game is actually a Linux game, ported to Windows and Mac (its created on Ubuntu). You will have smooth sailing to many features that the others tend to gripe and wish about.

You should have no problem so this is more curiousity than anything. Is this a server with many users? Or a personal desktop?
Which flavor of linux? Do you also have another OS as a desktop machine?

deadboi · #4 November 3rd, 2009, 03:28 PM

The only possible hoop you might run into is if your running a 64 bit system. The installer on the disk requires some 32 bit runtime libraries (libXi, libXext, libX11, libXau, libxcb, libXdmcp) so you either need to install them or copy the game files over manually. The game itself do not need the 32 bit libraries to run.

Taqwus · #5 November 3rd, 2009, 07:38 PM

Yup. When I wiped out my Gentoo install and reinstalled (to switch from 32-bit to 64-bit), all I needed to do to reinstall Dominions was to pick a spot, copy files there, symlink the 64-bit executable into a directory in my path, and overwrite files with the latest patch.

You do want to make sure that your X.org driver supports any hardware acceleration possible. If you're using an ATI card, for instance, you probably want to be using either the proprietary ATI drivers or the X.org radeon or radeonhd drivers, with your kernel properly configured (DRI enabled, GART if you're using AGP, etc). Otherwise, it'll be pretty slow. Check with glxinfo -- if you see 'Software Rasterizer' as the 'OpenGL renderer' you're not using your card's hardware acceleration.

runequester · #6 November 11th, 2009, 04:52 AM

thanks for the replies guys.

Im on Ubuntu 9.10, desktop. Just gonna play on my own mostly and hotseat.

Very exciting to hear that this game was developed on linux first. Definately one to get over the christmas days