Difference between revisions of "Getting MegaGlest"

Latest revision as of 08:50, 15 March 2017

MegaGlest, being open source, is available for many Operating Systems, and since no one operating system works the same, it's necessary to use different methods to get Glest for your operating system.

Windows and Mac OS X[edit]

The easiest way is to download the installer from MegaGlest Downloads.

FreeBSD[edit]

There is a patch to port Glest V2.0.0 to FreeBSD on the FreeBSD webpage

Also see Compiling Megaglest for FreeBSD

Linux[edit]

Repository[edit]

This is the easiest way to install MegaGlest. Open the package manager of your distribution (f.e. synaptic package manager, Kpackage manager, yast, ...), search for MegaGlest, and install it.

Or on ubuntu or debian: open a terminal and type: "sudo apt-get install megaglest" enter your sudo password, and after downloading, MegaGlest will be installed.

RPM[edit]

Pbone.net has RPMs for Suse, Mandrake, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, and FedoraCore.

Compiling from Source (any platform)[edit]

See https://docs.megaglest.org/MG/Development

GIT[edit]

https://docs.megaglest.org/MG/Development

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-Glest, being open source, is available for many Operating Systems, and since no one operating system works the same, it's necessary to use different methods to get Glest for your operating system.
+[[MegaGlest]], being open source, is available for many Operating Systems, and since no one operating system works the same, it's necessary to use different methods to get Glest for your operating system.
-Before download glest, you should consider that it's developed has stopped in april 2009. There are two projects which continue and have added lots of features, factions and maps since then. [[Glest Advanced Engine]] is especially known for offering a richer single player experience, [[MegaGlest]] for better and more stable online-gaming.
+== Windows and Mac OS X==
+The easiest way is to download the installer from [https://megaglest.org/download MegaGlest Downloads].
-== Windows ==
-The easiest way is to download the installer [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/glest/glest%20installer%20win32/3.2.2/glest_3.2.2.exe?use_mirror=hivelocity from Sourceforge].
-== Mac OS X ==
-[http://ciderhouse.opal.ne.jp/wp/english/glest/ Cider House] has a complete Mac OS X Glest 3.21 package and installation guide.
 ==FreeBSD==
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 ==Linux==
 ===Repository===
-This is the easiest way to install Glest. Open the package manager of your distribution (f.e. synaptic package manager, Kpackage manager, yast, ...), search for Glest, and install it.
+This is the easiest way to install MegaGlest. Open the package manager of your distribution (f.e. synaptic package manager, Kpackage manager, yast, ...), search for MegaGlest, and install it.
-Or on ubuntu or debian: open a terminal and type: "sudo apt-get install glest" enter your sudo password, and Glest will be installed.
+Or on ubuntu or debian: open a terminal and type: "sudo apt-get install megaglest" enter your sudo password, and after downloading, MegaGlest will be installed.
 ===RPM===
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 ==Compiling from Source (any platform)==
-Download from the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/glest/files/ Sourceforge page] or SVN (see below).
+See https://docs.megaglest.org/MG/Development
-===SVN===
-Use Kdesvn to checkout the Glest code. Windows users can use [http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ TortoiseSVN].
-*Go to the Subversion menu -&gt; General -&gt; Checkout a repository" and enter the URL: [https://glest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glest]
-*Select a directory to put the files in.
-'''Command Line method:'''
+===GIT===
-*Go to the directory, on the console, where you want the files.
+https://docs.megaglest.org/MG/Development
-*Enter "''svn co https://glest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glest glest''" (make sure SVN is installed).
-For more information on SVN see the [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ SVN Reference].
+[[Category:MegaGlest]]
-[[Category:Glest]]
+[[Category:HOW-TOs]]