Quake 3 on Ubuntu Edgy x86_64
Installing Quake III Arena on a 64-bit Linux box isn't that bad actually. I couldn't find instructions anywhere on how to do this, so after figuring it out I'm writing them down here.
You will need:
- Linux x86_64 with updated video drivers
- Quake III Arena install CD (Windows)
- Linux Q3A Point Release 1.32b
- Q3A Point Release 1.32c
Installation:
- Open up a Terminal session and create a new directory to install everything (usually /usr/local/games/).
- sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3
- Insert Q3A CD in your drive and copy the pak0.pk3 file to your baseq3 directory (can take a while).
- sudo cp /media/cdrom/Quake3/baseq3/pak0.pk3 /usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3
- Quake 3 is a 32-bit application, so you will run into a known issue. You can get around this by installing a couple of packages that will allow you to emulate 32-bit programs in your 64-bit environment.
- sudo apt-get install ia32-libs linux32
- We can now invoke the Quake 3 install script to work. Note that your directory may be different than below. Then follow the on-screen instructions, they should be pretty self explanatory.
- sudo linux32 sh /home/obsidian/Desktop/linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run
- Extract the 3 files in the "linux" directory of quake3-1.32c.zip to your desktop (or where ever else) and copy them over to your Quake 3 install directory.
- sudo cp /home/obsidian/Desktop/1.32c/* /usr/local/games/quake3
- Most distros use su instead of sudo.
- x86_32 users can follow the same process, but omit step 3, and do sudo sh /home/obsidian/Desktop/linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run on the last step instead.
Comments
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
/root/.q3a/demota
/usr/local/games/quake3/demota
./quake3.x86/demota
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534 files in pk3 files
----- CL_Shutdown -----
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----- CL_Shutdown -----
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Sys_Error: Couldn't load default.cfg
root@dialntone-desktop:/home/dialntone/Desktop/quake3# sudo sh linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing Quake III Arena Point Release 1.32b.................................................................................................................................................
root@dialntone-desktop:/home/dialntone/Desktop/quake3#
Can SOmeone Help me with this ERROR Argghhhhhhhhhhhh
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This is an easy way to install quake 3 on ubnutu
First open a terminal and type
mkdir -p /usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3
This is to make the directories that we are going to use
Now put the cd in the drive and then go and browse it's files until you find a file called pak0.pk3 it should be in Quake3/baseq3/. Then copy it to /usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3/
so if you copied the 400+meg file to the desktop you would then do this command to move it to the quake directory
sudo mv Desktop/pak0.pk3 /usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3
Now we need to get and install point release
Right click this link and hit save as
linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run (about 28megs last time i checked)
Then if you downloaded it to your desktop like most people do then run this command to move it
sudo mv Desktop/linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run /usr/local/games/quake3
Once you've moved it to the place lets do the install
sh /usr/local/games/quake3/linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run
You have to agree to the terms a couple of time, and then you can select yes for all answers and then install it.
And now your done, you can now go into the terminal and start quake 3 with the command
sudo quake3
For sound related issues:
"asoundconfig"
"alsamixer"
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=83725
- Edward
www.earth1.org
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