online MTG card game playing util. for linux?

[cliff-s]

I might have this thread moved to programming/scripting if there isn't anything out there already..

I've been looking for a utility like this for a while, but have had no luck finding one..

MTG if you don't know is "Magic The Gathering" a very old card game by wizards of the coast..

there are plenty of windows apps available for playing the card game online, but very few emulate well with wine or crossover office.. so far I've tried magicworkstation (which runs very buggy and doesn't let you play, it say's "you must create a deck before you can do that" (or something like that), even when you get someone to create a deck file for you..)

I've also tried "apprentice" which runs! but I can't figure out how to connect to other opponents, it might not be possible when emulated..

so, if there is nothing else out there, we have but one choice if us linux users want to play MTG online, make our own utility to do so that will communicate with the already in place MTG servers (for magicworkstation)

so quite simply I'm asking are there any programs like this for linux?

if no, please move this thread to programing/ scripting, where I ask the following;

is anybody who knows how willing to help make a program like this?

thanks

[malcolmlewis]

Originally Posted by cliff-s

I might have this thread moved to programming/scripting if there isn't
anything out there already..

I've been looking for a utility like this for a while, but have had no
luck finding one..

MTG if you don't know is "Magic The Gathering" a very old card game by
wizards of the coast..

there are plenty of windows apps available for playing the card game
online, but very few emulate well with wine or crossover office.. so far
I've tried magicworkstation (which runs very buggy and doesn't let you
play, it say's "you must create a deck before you can do that" (or
something like that), even when you get someone to create a deck file
for you..)

I've also tried "apprentice" which runs! but I can't figure out how to
connect to other opponents, it might not be possible when emulated..

so, if there is nothing else out there, we have but one choice if us
linux users want to play MTG online, make our own utility to do so that
will communicate with the already in place MTG servers (for
magicworkstation)

so quite simply I'm asking are there any programs like this for linux?

if no, please move this thread to programing/ scripting, where I ask
the following;

is anybody who knows how willing to help make a program like this?

thanks

Hi
Is this the sort of thing your after?
http://www.linux.com/feed/60855

Have you tried running it with codeweavers crossover-games? You may
also wish to investigate running virtualbox and windows os?

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GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 180.35

[cliff-s]

hmm, thats a good find. and as it's written in java it's editable! , it does lack some things (online play against other opponents)

but it's a very good start! thanks.. now to figure out how to program online play into it..

heh the link to sourceforge is no longer valid.. looks like the project is completely gone..

well a search on sourceforge has yeilded results! so it's not all a loss SourceForge.net: Magic Free Station

now to see if it works

also see; SourceForge.net: Software Search

apparently over the years alot of other people were wondering why we couldn't have an MTG online utility on linux . and to think it was right under my nose on sourceforge all this time!

[cliff-s]

hmm, I can't seem to figure out how to run the one I noted in my previous post..

any help on that?

[malcolmlewis]

Originally Posted by cliff-s

hmm, I can't seem to figure out how to run the one I noted in my
previous post..

any help on that?

Hi
Unzip and look at the readme file?

INSTALL
----------
Copy all pics from magic workstation in pics folder

Magic Free Station uses some libraries for python, so to run it, you
must have this libraries.
* python-pysqlite2
* python-imaging
* python2.X  X>=3
* python-gobject
* python-gtk2
* python-glade2

You can install it with the command:
sudo apt-get install python-pysqlite2
for example


Run freeMWS.py

Instead of apt-get it would be zypper in or use YaST and python-sqlite2
is the name not python-pysqlite2.

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[cliff-s]

argh! I've been meaning to update my packman installation source, but now it's telling me "failure to add the installation source.."

how do I set it up? I'm ashamed to have to ask again..

other wise I can't get the package cause it's not on the DVD or CD's.. at least not that the installation source notices..

[malcolmlewis]

Originally Posted by cliff-s

argh! I've been meaning to update my packman installation source, but
now it's telling me "failure to add the installation source.."

how do I set it up? I'm ashamed to have to ask again..

other wise I can't get the package cause it's not on the DVD or CD's..
at least not that the installation source notices..

Hi
If your on 11.1, just go to repository management and select add, it's
in the list?

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (i586) Kernel 2.6.27.15-2-default
up 7:34, 2 users, load average: 0.08, 0.06, 0.11
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 180.35

[cliff-s]

I clicked add, selected HTTP, entered 'http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/10.1/x86_64/'

and it said something about not being able to add it because there was nothing there..

[cliff-s]

Unable to create installation source
from URL 'http://Packman (SuSE LINUX 10.1)/http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/10.1/x86_64/'.
Details:
ERROR(InstSrc:E_no_instsrc_on_media)

there thats exactly what it says..

[malcolmlewis]

Originally Posted by cliff-s

I clicked add, selected HTTP, entered
'http://packman.unixheads.com/suse/10.1/x86_64/'

and it said something about not being able to add it because there was
nothing there..

Hi
10.1 is long gone.....

Have a look here
<http://packman.mirrors.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/>

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