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And play with: | And play with: | ||
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Next time you want to play, you just need to: | Next time you want to play, you just need to: | ||
cd ~/megaglest-3.5.1 | cd ~/megaglest-3.5.1 | ||
− | ./ | + | ./megaglest |
You can, of course, also create a shortcut on your favourite window manager so that you just need to point and click to start the game in the future, thus eliminating the necessity of using the terminal window each time. | You can, of course, also create a shortcut on your favourite window manager so that you just need to point and click to start the game in the future, thus eliminating the necessity of using the terminal window each time. | ||
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====Linux==== | ====Linux==== | ||
− | + | Be sure that you have downloaded the correct installer (32 bits or 64 bits). See below to know how to find your linux type. | |
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If <tt>uname -m</tt> returns <tt>x86_64</tt>, you need the 64 bits version. If it returns <tt>i686</tt>, you need the 32 bit version. | If <tt>uname -m</tt> returns <tt>x86_64</tt>, you need the 64 bits version. If it returns <tt>i686</tt>, you need the 32 bit version. | ||
− | + | Be sure that you have installed all requirements. If it still does not work then, you may try running these commands from your MegaGlest root folder (probably something like /home/yourname/megaglest). | |
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mkdir lib_bkp | mkdir lib_bkp | ||
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==Network gaming== | ==Network gaming== | ||
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===I can not connect to any [[MG/Dedicated_Server|server]], why is this?=== | ===I can not connect to any [[MG/Dedicated_Server|server]], why is this?=== | ||
This is usually caused by badly configured (possibly so by default) personal firewalls or "Internet security suites". | This is usually caused by badly configured (possibly so by default) personal firewalls or "Internet security suites". | ||
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Notes on security: This utility does not make any changes to your system. it really only gathers some information on your system. You are not supposed to run it as root/with sudo, running it as a normal/restricted user is fully sufficient. | Notes on security: This utility does not make any changes to your system. it really only gathers some information on your system. You are not supposed to run it as root/with sudo, running it as a normal/restricted user is fully sufficient. | ||
====Linux System Report==== | ====Linux System Report==== | ||
− | Running the Linux variant is pretty straight forward, all you need to do is open a terminal window and paste | + | Running the Linux variant is pretty straight forward, all you need to do is open a terminal window and paste this: |
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− | + | cd /tmp && wget 'http://megaglest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/megaglest/trunk/source/tools/support/linux/system_report' && chmod +x system_report && ./system_report | |
+ | This may also work on OS X, but due to lack of such hardware, we can't really tell. | ||
====Windows System Report==== | ====Windows System Report==== | ||
A Windows variant does currently exist, but may be added in the future. | A Windows variant does currently exist, but may be added in the future. | ||
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*[[MegaGlest]] | *[[MegaGlest]] | ||
*[[Troubleshooting]] | *[[Troubleshooting]] | ||
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[[Category:MG]] | [[Category:MG]] | ||
[[Category:HOW-TOs]] | [[Category:HOW-TOs]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] |