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General => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Seldom on August 17, 2006, 05:49:41 pm

Title: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: Seldom on August 17, 2006, 05:49:41 pm

I recently switched to Ubuntu and am trying to install Trem. I have it downloaded to my desktop, and I try to install and get the following error:

Could not open the file /home/ubuntu/Desktop/tre…s-1.1.0-installer.x86.run.

gedit has not been able to detect the character coding.
Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file.
Select a character coding from the menu and try again

I tried the other font in the menu (there are only two) and get the same error.

Title: Re: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: kevlarman on August 17, 2006, 06:55:57 pm

Quote from: "Seldom"

I recently switched to Ubuntu and am trying to install Trem. I have it downloaded to my desktop, and I try to install and get the following error:

Could not open the file /home/ubuntu/Desktop/tre…s-1.1.0-installer.x86.run.

gedit has not been able to detect the character coding.
Please check that you are not trying to open a binary file.
Select a character coding from the menu and try again

I tried the other font in the menu (there are only two) and get the same error.

open a terminal and cd to the folder where the installer is then type:

Code: [Select]

sudo sh ./tremulous-1.1.0-installer.x86.run
use tab completion to make sure you get the name right and give it the password when sudo asks you.

Title: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: Seldom on August 17, 2006, 07:34:49 pm

Ok I am a linux newbie what is sudo password if  I didnt specify one?

Title: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: David on August 17, 2006, 07:51:42 pm

sudo password is your password.

Title: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: Shaydee on August 22, 2006, 07:18:09 am

Correct.
However, you don't even need it in order to be able to install tremulous.
If you downloaded the file onto your desktop, just open a console, and type:

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sh ~/Desktop/tremulous-1.1.0-installer.x86.run


Title: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: krakensden on August 28, 2006, 11:43:32 pm

Correct, you can just install it in your home directory, instead of installing system-wide. Most of the time this is more convenient, but if you want to have multiple people using Tremulous, each with a different account, installing it system wide (IE, running it with sudo) is better.

Title: Re: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: Catharsis25 on March 06, 2009, 03:14:29 am

Will that work in Mandriva 2009?

Title: Re: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: krakensden on March 06, 2009, 04:17:12 am

If tremulous works at all in Mandriva 2009, that will work.

Title: Re: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: jackForward on March 06, 2009, 10:27:07 am

there is no need for a manual install on most linux distributions. Just use your package manager and install it. HowTo for Ubuntu here >> http://linux.about.com/od/dist_ubuntu/a/ubgtremulous.htm

Title: Re: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: David on March 06, 2009, 10:45:14 am

Do *not* install the debian/ubuntu tremulous-server package.  It has security holes, and they are all getting hacked a lot.

Title: Re: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: Jek on April 19, 2009, 11:53:59 pm

In a terminal try:

sudo apt-get install tremulous

(or for non debian/ubuntu linux)

[admin_command] [install command(s)] tremulous

Title: Re: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: Bissig on April 20, 2009, 08:51:27 pm

Quote from: Jek on April 19, 2009, 11:53:59 pm

In a terminal try:

sudo apt-get install tremulous

(or for non debian/ubuntu linux)

[admin_command] [install command(s)] tremulous

Any reason to necro this without any new information attached?

Title: Re: Installing Tremulous On Linux
Post by: your face on April 20, 2009, 11:21:18 pm

e: nvm