#Install oolite epxansion mac os x#
#Install oolite epxansion mac os#
#Install oolite epxansion install#
#Install oolite epxansion update#

OpenGL development libraries - your distribution will have these.This can be downloaded from the SDL Library Development website. All Linux distros seem to have the main SDL library, but some do not seem to have SDL_image. SDL development libraries including SDL_mixer and SDL_image.Your distro may provide the appropriate GNUstep development libraries. Your distribution should have this available. The GNU Objective-C compiler (gcc-objc).While the developers welcome feedback on test versions, we recommend that if you just want to play Oolite you use the stable released versions. Remember that the nightly builds are under constant development and may at any time include serious bugs not present in the released versions. To run it, either use 'Run Command' from GNOME or KDE and enter 'oolite-update', or open a Terminal and run 'oolite-update'.Ī nightly build is provided for those who want to live on the bleeding edge - it is built from the latest source in the Subversion source repository for Oolite. Run this as the user that installed the game (so run it as root if you installed the game system-wide).

#Install oolite epxansion update#

The fastest way to update the game when a new version is out is to run 'oolite-update'. If you installed it in your home directory, you will need to put OXPs in ~/.local/lib/Oolite/AddOns. If you installed the game by entering your root password, and therefore installing the game system-wide, you will need to put OXPs in /usr/lib/Oolite/AddOns. Alternatively, typing 'oolite' in a Terminal will start the game. Once the game is installed, it should appear in your Applications -> Games menu. Important - Fedora Core >=5 users should read Running Oolite-Fedora Core 5 Once you have installed at least one Autopackage, any further autopackages you download will be recognised by your system so the first four steps will not need to be done again. Double click the file's icon to run the installer. Click on the check box 'Owner: Executable' to make it checked, and click Close. Right click on the file's icon, and select Properties. Navigate to where you downloaded the game with your file manager (by default, Firefox will download things to the desktop). If you have never installed an autopackage before, once you have downloaded the game, you will need to do the following steps: It has been tested on several distributions, including Gentoo, Fedora Core, CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu.Īn autopackage is somewhat similar to the installers you might find on Windows. This contains everything needed to play the game on any recent Linux distribution. If you just want to play the game it is strongly recommended you download the Autopackage. New releases are announced on the Oolite forum. The latest current stable release, 1.88, can be downloaded at.

#Install oolite epxansion install#

Until the repositories are updated we recommend you install 1.76 following the instructions below. Currently the version in Debian stable is the extremely old 1.65 (unstable does have 1.76), and the version in Ubuntu is 1.75.3. The game's icon appears in the Applications -> Games menu. Under Ubuntu, just go to Applications -> Add software, and search for Oolite in all packages. Oolite is available in the software repositories for both recent versions of Debian and Ubuntu (7.10, Gutsy Gibbon). Getting and installing the game Ubuntu and Debian users Simply download and run the Autopackage, and then you can play the game.

#Install oolite epxansion mac os#

There are some minor differences between Oolite for Linux and Oolite on Mac OS X: the Linux version does not support iTunes integration, or Growl. Both source and binary downloads are available.

#Install oolite epxansion mac os x#

The Linux port of the game follows the Mac OS X version and is released at the same time.