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2004-06-23
2004-06-23
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I'm new to linux and open source stuff, and frankly, it is
a bit intimidating trying to figure out compiling and all
that, when you are just looking to find some good open
source games. This game looks really cool and I would
love to try it out. I think the game could attract a lot
more users if it was a straight up install like something
you buy in a store. my two cents...
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I think the project is dead the websites have went down all
thats left of cube is whats here at sourceforge
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Current version (cube_2004_05_22.tar.gz) already includes:
- Windows executable
- Linux executable
- MacOS X executable (I'm not sure about this)
- source code
So, it won't have problems running it. Just uncompress it somewhere, and
run "cube_unix" from that place. You should, of course, read the
documentation and edit autoexec.cfg file (this is where you can configure
almost everything).
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The easiest way to get the Linux client running is to copy
your "linux_client" file (Linux executables have no file
name extensions although you can rename them to have a
period in the name, like "ls.a" or "cd.exe" although "ls"
and "cd" worked fine) into "/usr/local/bin". Now go to your
cube home directory, which I would just drop onto the
desktop or place in "/usr/share", and in that directory type
"linux_client", which you can rename if you want-just be
sure nothing else has the name you want to give it. To
rename use a command like "mv /usr/local/bin/linux_client
/usr/local/bin/cube".
But when you're talking about "straight up install" it makes
me think you're not using Linux at all.
IF you're using Windows, then true, Installsheild could be
used, but what would it do? Copy all the precompiled files
into c:\progra~1\cube\ and create Desktop or Start menu
shortcuts to playcube.bat. You know what, I just might do
that. My friend has a Microsoft Visual C++.NET compiler and
this'll just take me a few minutes to write. You just might
get what you want, but it won't be much.
If you are talking about Linux, then an installation like
that would involve creating a RPM file which aren't
supported by some distributions (namely ones that aren't
RedHat based or have RPM support). It'd be easier to write
a Perl script to do what I just described for you. Which I
can do right now. Thanks for the inspiration, dude.
And I'm going to be really mad if Cube is dead as a project
after all that's happened.
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Ok, here's the Perl Script for Linux that I was just talking
about. 1337 people will laugh at me for even writing it,
but it might as well be there for everyone in the spirit of
the open source.
Simply drop the following code into some file (the name and
extension does not matter, but I'm going to say
cubeinstall.txt). Now type ./cubeinstall.txt and it'll take
care of the rest. Be sure cubeinstall.txt is in the same
directory as your Cube archive.
My name is John Holden and my email/AIM is
Tutonka3000@aol.com if anyone needs something. I don't know
a lot but I know something if anyone wants more, but I'd
like to see an input of which users get this soft link and
which don't. You should notice that this will allow all
users to play cube and will create a desktop soft link for
them as well. If you don't like that you'll have to use
root privaleges to change that yourself.
print " Cube for Linux Setup
\n";
print " By John Holden - Tutonka3000@aol.com
\n";
print "You must have this install file in the same directory
as\n";
print "your cube archive and you must be root.\n";
print "Note that this will add a shortcut to all users'
desktops.\n";
mkdir -v /usr/share/cube/
gzip -xvf cube_2004_05_22.tar.gz /usr/share/
tar -xvf /usr/share/cube_2004_05_22.tar /usr/share/cube
cp -v /usr/share/cube/bin_unix/linux_client
/usr/share/cube/linux_client
cp -v /usr/share/cube/linux_client /usr/local/bin/playcube
ln -vs /usr/local/bin/playcube /home/*/Desktop/playcube
chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/playcube
print "You may now type playcube in any directory as any
user!\n";
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Ok, here's that script I was talking about.
print " Cube for Linux Setup
\n";
print " By John Holden
\n";
print " mathematician216@hotmail.com \n";
print "You must have this install file in the same directory
as\n";
print "your cube archive and you must be root.\n";
print "Note that this will add a shortcut to all users'
desktops.\n";
mkdir -v /usr/share/cube/
gzip -xvf cube_2004_05_22.tar.gz /usr/share/
tar -xvf /usr/share/cube_2004_05_22.tar /usr/share/cube
cp -v /usr/share/cube/bin_unix/linux_client
/usr/share/cube/linux_client
cp -v /usr/share/cube/linux_client /usr/local/bin/playcube
ln -vs /usr/local/bin/playcube /home/*/Desktop/playcube
chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/playcube
print "You may now type playcube in any directory as any
user!\n";
Copy this code into some file (cubeinstall.txt would be
great) and run it in the directory where your Cube archive
is. Just drag the script into the same directory for
simplification, open a command prompt in the same directory,
and type ./cubeinstall.txt.
My name is John Holden, my e-mail and MSN messenger is
mathematician216@hotmail.com if you want anything, but I'm
just a n00b with a Monday off from work.
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Shoot, will someone please delete one of those posts? I
didn't think it was going to work and so I wrote another.
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just for information - .exe is the executable in windows
you are requesting a executable installer for linux?
so - i you could install an rpm
(http://rpmseek.com/rpm/cube-2003_12_23-1.i386.html?hl=de&cs=cube:PN:0:0:1:0:1132323)
with
(in console in the directory where you have downloaded your
cube-rpm)
rpm -i cube-2003_12_23-1.i386.rpm
or
rpm -i cube[tab] (tab completes the filename)
but you can also install this game yourself
just go in a shell into the directory where you extracted
cube and write
./configure && make
su
[write your root-password]
make install
and you are done... (if you are using debian or gentoo dont
follow this steps... but i dont think you are using such a
distro if you have problems compiling something...)
hope i have helped you... but i dont think this will bring
you far, for you have to think about things like
dependencies to SDL and such...
MfG
manveru
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LOL - i have not looked below this post... and i cannot
delete mine, so its YaII (Yet another Install Instruction)
and absolutely the worst... so plz look to the first (the
last on this page) followup and you are done *g*
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Linux doesn't run .exe's, you really are a noob eh?
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You do know that you don't use .exe files on linux...