Linux install?

[runequester]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Gandalf Parker]

Technically while it is developed on Linux (Ubuntu as a matter of fact last I heard) but not quite "was created on linux first". You dont know want to know what it was developed first on, and developed in. (hint: none of the above). The original game is really really old

You arent a linux server huh? Too bad. The ton of command-line options and the basic setup just screams at web-interface for multiplayers. It just seems to give the windows users headaches.

[Thilock_Dominus]

I wrote an installation right here; Dominions 3 for Ubuntu Installation Guide 32/64-bit

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.

It shouldn't be a problem on Ubuntu AFAIK.

[deadboi]

Originally Posted by Thilock_Dominus

I wrote an installation right here; Dominions 3 for Ubuntu Installation Guide 32/64-bit

It shouldn't be a problem on Ubuntu AFAIK.

On 64 bit Debian/Ubuntu the ia32-libs package has the aforementioned runtime libraries required for the installer to work.

[Thilock_Dominus]

Originally Posted by deadboi

On 64 bit Debian/Ubuntu the ia32-libs package has the aforementioned runtime libraries required for the installer to work.

Ah, thanks. Didn't knew that. Properly because the first thing I do on an Ubuntu 64-bit installation is running the meta package that setup flash, java ia32-libs etc.
I just ldd the dom3 binary for info.