Getting Glest

Windows

Download the installer file here.

Mac OS X

• CPU: Intel or PowerPC (G4 or above)
• OS: Mac OS X 10.4 or later
• Disk space: about 120MB

Find downloads, info and help at:

Cider House has a complete Mac OS X Glest 3.21 package and installation guide.

FreeBSD

There is a patch to port Glest V2.0.0 to FreeBSD at FreeBSD.org

Linux

Check this Glest.Org forum thread which now redirects to Wiki Code::Blocks -- for tutorials on how to build packages for various distros.

Which installation method should I choose?

Consult the table below to determine which installation method will be the easiest to use and most likely to be successful. If you have used the installer successfully on your distribution, please add it to the table.

Distribution	Recommended Method
(K)Ubuntu Dapper	Loki Installer
(K)Ubuntu Breezy	Loki Installer
Open SUSE 10.2	YaST
Other	Source

Loki Installer

Loki should work on any Linux flavour, providing it meets the following requirements:

• glibc >= 2.3.5
• SDL >= 1.2.7
• SDL_image >=1.2.6
• SDL_mixer >=1.2.6
• SDL_net >= 1.2.5
• SDL_ttf >= 2.0.6
• ogg >= 1.1
• vorbis >= 1.1
• libjpeg >= 6.2
• libpng >= 1.2
• zlib >= 1.2
• freetype2 >=2.1

Repository:

The easiest way to install Glest, open add/remove(synaptic package manager, kpackage manager), search for Glest, and install the data package and the game package.

Or, open terminal and type: "sudo apt-get install glest" enter your sudo password, and Glest will be installed!

RUN:

This file is located on UbuntuGames.org. It appears to only be in Spanish but it includes install instructions for those who can read it.

DEB:

Glest deb file on Tauware.de. It has Ubuntu in the file name.

Or from GetDeb.net

RPM:

Glest source rpm on RPMFind.net. They say it is for distribution openSUSE 10.2 (PPC).

Pbone.net has RPMs for Suse, Mandrake, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, and FedoraCore.

Fedora RPM at gauret.free.fr

Source:

Download from the Sourceforge page here or SVN (see above).

SVN

Glest Sourceforge project SVN instructions.

Use kdesvn to checkout the Glest code. Windows SVN tools can be found at TortoiseSVN

• Go to menu ” Subversion -> General -> Checkout a repository ” and enter the URL: https://glest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glest
• Then select a directory to put the files in.

or for command line:

• Go to a directory, on a console, where you want the files
• Enter "svn co https://glest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glest glest" (make sure SVN is installed)

External Links

Book on SVN