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General => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Sap on September 15, 2007, 05:32:03 am

Title: Updating the client executable?
Post by: Sap on September 15, 2007, 05:32:03 am

Hi

I'm relatively new to Tremulous and need help following up on a message that appears when I start the game. It says :  " Your client is out of date. Updating your client will allow you to become an admin on servers and download maps much more quickly. Please replace your client executable with the one at   http://trem.tjw.org/backport/ and reconnect " .

 I downloaded the files from the site but do not know where to replace them (I cannot locate similar file on my machine). The downloaded files have the names "tremulous.x86" and "tremulous.x86.asc" .  I am running Trem in linux (ubuntu fiesty) on my laptop. Pls. help.

Also, I want to know , what is GUID and how can I install or activate it?
 
Thanks

Title: Updating the client executable?
Post by: kevlarman on September 15, 2007, 06:08:33 am

if you installed the ubuntu (debian) tremulous package, then the executable is /usr/lib/tremulous/tremulous

Title: how to replace?
Post by: Sap on September 15, 2007, 10:50:57 am

Yeah, I found that directory and has 1 executable file called "tremulous". But the files I downloaded have extensions "tremulous.x86" and "tremulous.x86.asc".  
How do I replace?

Thx.

Title: Updating the client executable?
Post by: Odin on September 15, 2007, 12:20:36 pm

sudo mv tremulous.x86 /usr/lib/tremulous/tremulous

Title: help pls, tremulous not running
Post by: Sap on September 16, 2007, 02:32:46 am

I used the code "sudo mv tremulous.x86 /usr/lib/tremulous/tremulous" and it replaced the file; but now tremulous is not running :( . Nothing happens when I click the tremulous icon.
How do I get back to the original state? I'm missing the game ...

Title: Re: help pls, tremulous not running
Post by: kevlarman on September 16, 2007, 02:33:27 am

Quote from: "sap"

I used the code "sudo mv tremulous.x86 /usr/lib/tremulous/tremulous" and it replaced the file; but now tremulous is not running :( . Nothing happens when I click the tremulous icon.
How do I get back to the original state? I'm missing the game ...

you need to make the new file executable.

Title: Re: help pls, tremulous not running
Post by: Sap on September 16, 2007, 03:55:25 am

Quote from: "kevlarman"

you need to make the new file executable.[/quote]

Pls. help me with making the new file executable. I'm new to ubuntu as well, so I'd like to know the code or procedure to do so.
Thanks

Title: Updating the client executable?
Post by: kevlarman on September 16, 2007, 04:04:38 am

Code: [Select]

sudo chmod 755 /usr/lib/tremulous/tremulous

Title: Updating the client executable?
Post by: Sap on September 16, 2007, 04:44:29 am

I used  sudo chmod +x /usr/lib/tremulous/tremulous  (I figured it out through  ubuntuforums)  and now its working and doesn't give that message anymore. :)

I hope its no different than using sudo chmod 755 /usr/lib/tremulous/tremulous

Thanks for you help.

Title: Updating the client executable?
Post by: next_ghost on September 16, 2007, 09:47:52 pm

Quote from: "sap"

I hope its no different than using sudo chmod 755 /usr/lib/tremulous/tremulous

Actually it IS a bit different. chmod +x means give everybody execute permissions if allowed by umask (the initial permission setting for newly created files) but don't change other permissions. chmod 755 means give everybody read and execute permissions, write permissions only to the owner and nobody else. The difference ussually doesn't matter though.

Title: Updating the client executable?
Post by: Sap on September 17, 2007, 12:10:15 am

I see. That was insightful. Thanks