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doanster7

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Installing linux client
« on: February 25, 2008, 03:21:55 am »
hi i need help with installing the game. i have SAM linux and i have the binary file but what do i do with it? Please help me.
thanks.

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Re: Installing linux client
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2008, 03:26:57 am »

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Re: Installing linux client
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2008, 04:06:34 am »
i am trying but it isnt very detailed and i dont think its working...i have the bittorent one. what do i put in the terminal? oooo i really want to play this game but i cant. plese help.

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Re: Installing linux client
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 08:36:33 am »
I assume you also get a .bin by using bittorrent...

"What do I put in the terminal?"
[ I furthermore assume you are in the directory with the .bin file ]
chmod 755 PlaneShift_CVB0.3.020x86.bin [makes the file executable]
./PlaneShift_CVB0.3.020x86.bin [executes the file]
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Re: Installing linux client
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2008, 01:03:13 am »
how do i get into the .bin directory? i know i am not good with these commands and all so i really need help.

Thanks if u replied so far!

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Re: Installing linux client
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2008, 01:28:05 am »
ok so ive tried some stuff and this is what happened:

[adam@localhost ~]$ cd Desktop
[adam@localhost Desktop]$ ls
PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin.torrent*
[adam@localhost Desktop]$ chmod +xPlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin.torrent
chmod: missing operand after `+xPlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin.torrent'
Try `chmod --help' for more information.

any suggestions?
thx
doanster7

EDIT
ok my bad i accidently did the wrong thing. this is what i did and what happened:

[adam@localhost ~]$ cd Desktop
[adam@localhost Desktop]$ ls
PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin.torrent*
[adam@localhost Desktop]$ chmod +x PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin.torrent
[adam@localhost Desktop]$ ./PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin.torrent
./PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin.torrent: line 1: d8:announce41:http://laanx.fragnetics.com:6881/announce10:created: No such file or directory
./PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin.torrent: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `|'
./PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin.torrent: line 2: `|٤Cn枫�S���R�P>�>B���A������a%�j��4BfGH�J�w�� �4�Fn��Wj*�X���Q�^        g�o�=Lr��:�h6�Պ����8�_7ژ]:a%��g��P�(thQ��]ۿ��c���>�x�z7�1r��Y��M�
�K52�"��0�nw�d���       v�w�-��j)�q�ֳ��    �ŒP�
                                        �rq����>Z��Vu�K�m�P�?C"On�W��Ͱ����sd��F�&`���ɋ00�E����"�S�ԡ�_�c��&���?|��č1U�[̳��ɪ���CGqFl����D~����;�O�e)A53D�4�!�!�)��sbYWl��͜�ɀ����~X4j� Y+�\�����iU�f��q���J~�>�UyI'
[adam@localhost Desktop]$

actually some of those symbols were different but i think the problem is something else? oh and btw i have the torrent file on my desktop.

thx
doanster7
« Last Edit: February 26, 2008, 01:36:04 am by doanster7 »

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Re: Installing linux client
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2008, 01:43:13 am »
you need a TORRENT client to run a .torrent otherwise use a direct download of the client and try it again as you are now.

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Re: Installing linux client
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2008, 06:54:23 pm »
As Caarrie says, you need to have downloaded the PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin file with your torrent client first (or used a direct link if you don't have a torrent client set up).

One you have downloaded the .bin file open a terminal and do the following: (don't type the ?>)

?> cd /location/of/PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin

?> ls *.bin

this should show you
PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin
or similar. this checks that you are in the same directory as the installer.

?> chmod +x PlaneShift*
to make the downloaded executable so that you can run it to install the game.

?> ./PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin
to run the installer.

*Note* if the downloaded file is not called PlaneShift_CBV0.3.020-x64.bin then substitute the correct name in all the above.

The installer will ask you where to install to as well. You are probably best to run the installer with your own account and install somewhere into your home directory (e.g. /home/doanster/games/ - create the directory first if it does not exist) this will mean that you can play the game without changing any permissions or other things.

If you want to install it so that users other that you can play you will need to install as the root user and do a system wide install.
Simply do
?> su -
as the first command and select a location like /usr/local/games/ as the install directory (again, create it if it does not exist). You will need to add all the users that you want to be able to play the game (including your own) to the 'games' group and log out and log back in again. (No need to restart, just log out & in)

Good luck