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from here:
File
size: 26.0 MB (27,297,581 bytes)
Compatible
with Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Mandriva, SUSE, PCLinuxOS, Linspire, and most recent Linux
distributions (64-bit users see below)
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Instructions
1.
Click on a download link above to download the game.
2.
When prompted, save the file to your hard disk. Download will
begin.
3.
After download is completed, you need to update the file permissions
to run the installer. Rick Rocket uses a graphical installer to install
the game. There are two ways to update the permissions:
From
the file explorer window (e.g., Konqueror):
Right-click
the file, select properties, and set the execute privilege.
From
the terminal (command line):
cd
<directory where the file resides>
chmod
a+x rickrocketsetup_linux
4.
Run the installer to install the game.
From
the file explorer window (e.g., Konqueror):
Double
left-click the installer file, or single-click depending on your
system settings (note, if your Linux distribution won't let you run
the installer, you may need to use the terminal to run it)
From
the terminal (command line):
cd
<directory where the file resides>
./rickrocketsetup_linux
5.
After install is completed, you can access the game from the desktop
shortcut (if running with a desktop), from the system menu, or by typing
"rickrocket" from the terminal (command line).
Note: If you have trouble
running the game, refer to the README.txt file in the game's install
directory. In it, you'll find a list of known issues and workarounds, plus
a good set of troubleshooting steps for common video and audio problems.
If
you have never used the Linux terminal (command line) before:
A terminal allows you to
type-in and run commands. Nearly every Linux distribution gives you a way
to access the terminal, but every distribution is different. Here are some
general tips for how to find the terminal. Try looking on your desktop or
system menu for an item with the words "Linux terminal",
"Linux console", or similar. If you are using a KDE desktop, try
looking for an item named "Konsole". Alternatively, try looking
for an icon on the desktop or system menu that looks like a computer
screen with a ">" on it. If you can't find it, then open the
help documents for your Linux distribution and search for
"terminal".
Once the terminal window is
open, you can type the commands we listed above. If you have never used
the terminal, you can find an excellent tutorial here
that will teach you some basic commands.
Notes for 64-bit Linux users:
The Rick Rocket installer and
program are both 32-bit. The 64-bit versions of some distributions, like
Ubuntu (Edgy Eft and Feisty Fawn), do not come with the 32-bit libraries
installed by default. If the installer will not start for you, then you
should make sure the 32-bit libraries are installed. In the case of Ubuntu,
this means installing the ia32-libs package.
One player also reported that
the game would seg fault on his OpenSUSE 11.2 64-bit machine. However,
removing the SDL and ogg-vorbis libraries that come bundled with the game
solved it for him. That is, the game ran fine with the 32-bit libs that
come with his OS.
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