Changes: Getting Glest

Latest revision as of 02:13, 28 June 2011

Glest, being open source, is available for many Operating Systems, and since no one operating system works the same, it's necessary to use different methods to get Glest for your operating system.

Before download glest, you should consider that it's developed has stopped in april 2009. There are two projects which continue and have added lots of features, factions and maps since then. Glest Advanced Engine is especially known for offering a richer single player experience, MegaGlest for better and more stable online-gaming.

Windows[]

The easiest way is to download the installer from Sourceforge.

Mac OS X[]

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 on the FreeBSD webpage

Also see Compiling Megaglest for FreeBSD

Linux[]

Repository[]

This is the easiest way to install Glest. Open the package manager of your distribution (f.e. synaptic package manager, Kpackage manager, yast, ...), search for Glest, and install it.

Or on ubuntu or debian: open a terminal and type: "sudo apt-get install glest" enter your sudo password, and Glest will be installed.

RPM[]

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

Compiling from Source (any platform)[]

Download from the Sourceforge page or SVN (see below).

SVN[]

Use Kdesvn to checkout the Glest code. Windows users can use TortoiseSVN.

Go to the Subversion menu -> General -> Checkout a repository" and enter the URL: [1]
Select a directory to put the files in.

Command Line method:

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

For more information on SVN see the SVN Reference.

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+Glest, being open source, is available for many Operating Systems, and since no one operating system works the same, it's necessary to use different methods to get Glest for your operating system.
-==Operating Systems==
+Before download glest, you should consider that it's developed has stopped in april 2009. There are two projects which continue and have added lots of features, factions and maps since then. [[Glest Advanced Engine]] is especially known for offering a richer single player experience, [[MegaGlest]] for better and more stable online-gaming.
+== Windows ==
-Windows executable may be found at [http://www.glest.org/en/downloads.php Glest.Org] and at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/glest/files/ SourceForge].
+The easiest way is to download the installer [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/glest/glest%20installer%20win32/3.2.2/glest_3.2.2.exe?use_mirror=hivelocity from Sourceforge].
+== Mac OS X ==
-Data and cross-platform source code are available at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/glest/files/ SourceForge].
+[http://ciderhouse.opal.ne.jp/wp/english/glest/ Cider House] has a complete Mac OS X Glest 3.21 package and installation guide.
-FreeBSD, Linux, Win and Mac OS X at [http://glest.org/glest_board/index.php?board=11.0 Glest.Org].
+==FreeBSD==
-MacOS X help may also be found at [http://ciderhouse.opal.ne.jp/wp/english/glest/ Cider House]
+There is a patch to port Glest V2.0.0 to FreeBSD on the [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=95608 FreeBSD webpage]
+Also see [[MG/FreeBSD Compiling|Compiling Megaglest for FreeBSD]]
-For further platform specific information, read on.
 ==Linux==
+===Repository===
-Check this Glest.Org [http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php/topic,1194.0.html forum thread] which now redirects to [http://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php?title=Compiled_packages_of_Code::Blocks Wiki Code::Blocks] on Code::Blocks -- for tutorials on how to build packages for various distros.
+This is the easiest way to install Glest. Open the package manager of your distribution (f.e. synaptic package manager, Kpackage manager, yast, ...), search for Glest, and install it.
+Or on ubuntu or debian: open a terminal and type: "sudo apt-get install glest" enter your sudo password, and Glest will be installed.
+===RPM===
-===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.
-{|cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse;"
-!Distribution
-!Recommended Method&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
-|-
-|(K)Ubuntu Dapper
-|
-[http://liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=87 Loki Installer ]
-|-
-|(K)Ubuntu Breezy
-|[http://liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=87 Loki Installer]
-|-
-|Open SUSE 10.2
-|YaST
-|-
-|Other
-|Source
-|}
-===Loki Installer:===
-If you just want to play (and who doesn't), you can use the Loki installer [http://liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=58 here]. It should work on any Linux flavour, providing it meets the following requirements:
-*glibc &gt;= 2.3.5
-*SDL &gt;= 1.2.7
-*SDL_image &gt;=1.2.6
-*SDL_mixer &gt;=1.2.6
-*SDL_net &gt;= 1.2.5
-*SDL_ttf &gt;= 2.0.6
-*ogg &gt;= 1.1
-*vorbis &gt;= 1.1
-*libjpeg &gt;= 6.2
-*libpng &gt;= 1.2
-*zlib &gt;= 1.2
-*freetype2 &gt;=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 [http://www.ubuntugames.org/Glest 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 [http://revu.tauware.de/details.py?upid=2807 Tauware.de]. It has Ubuntu in the file name.
-Or from [http://www.getdeb.net/app.php?name=glest GetDeb.net]
-===RPM:===
-Glest source rpm on [http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/opensuse/OSS-factory/ppc/glest-2.0-23.ppc.html RPMFind.net]. They say it is for distribution openSUSE 10.2 (PPC).
 [http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3?stat=3&search=glest&srodzaj=3 Pbone.net] has RPMs for Suse, Mandrake, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, and FedoraCore.
+==Compiling from Source (any platform)==
-Fedora RPM at [http://gauret.free.fr/fichiers/rpms/fedora/ gauret.free.fr]
+Download from the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/glest/files/ Sourceforge page] or SVN (see below).
-===Source:===
-Download from the Sourceforge page [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=127297 here] or SVN (see above).
-== 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:
-[http://ciderhouse.opal.ne.jp/wp/english/glest/ Cider House] has a complete Mac OS X Glest 3.2 Package and install guide.
-==FreeBSD==
-There is a patch to port Glest V2.0.0 to FreeBSD at [http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=95608 FreeBSD.org]
-==SVN==
-The Glest project on Sourceforge no longer uses CVS so I'm adding the instructions for the SVN currently being used.
+===SVN===
-I used kdesvn to checkout the Glest code, [http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ TortoiseSVN] can be used for Windows.
+Use Kdesvn to checkout the Glest code. Windows users can use [http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/ TortoiseSVN].
-#Go to menu ” Subversion -&gt; General -&gt; Checkout a repository ” and enter the URL: https://glest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glest
+*Go to the Subversion menu -&gt; General -&gt; Checkout a repository" and enter the URL: [https://glest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glest]
-#Then select a directory to put the files in.
+*Select a directory to put the files in.
+'''Command Line method:'''
-or for command line:
-#Go to a directory, on a console, where you want the files
+*Go to the directory, on the console, where you want the files.
-#Enter 'svn co https://glest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glest glest' (make sure svn is installed)
+*Enter "''svn co https://glest.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/glest glest''" (make sure SVN is installed).
- [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ Book on SVN]
+For more information on SVN see the [http://svnbook.red-bean.com/ SVN Reference].
+[[Category:Glest]]