What's The Best Way To Install Wolfenstein Enemy Territory On Suse

Hello All,

I'm trying to install wolfenstein: enemy territory on a new Suse 10.3 installation. I downloaded two .run files today which I found using other forums which were supposed to install Wolfenstein;ET for Linux. One was from id software (et-linux-2.55.x86). It needs Libgtk files that I (with my as yet limited knowledge of Linux) can't find. Specifically it's libgtk-1.2.so.0. I searched for libgtk in YaST. No luck. The other .run was a Loki installer for Et 2.60 which insisted on looking for a previous installation before working. Of course I don't have one because I'm installing it for the first time. It is 265 Mb so I think that it is the whole game and not just a patch. I got it at this location: http://www.liflg.org/?catid=6&gameid=52 .

I would appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks in advance.

Ingvar

Get the binary from splashdamage.com. I have 64-bit 10.3 (even though ET is 32-bit), and I installed that one with no problems, works right out of the box for me. It is possible though that you will require libSDL, but I am not sure. It is available from standard repository, if I am not mistaken.

Get the binary from splashdamage.com. I have 64-bit 10.3 (even though ET is 32-bit), and I installed that one with no problems, works right out of the box for me. It is possible though that you will require libSDL, but I am not sure. It is available from standard repository, if I am not mistaken.
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Hi FuryWS,

Thanks for the help. It worked well. I got it installed no problem. Had to go into root to do it though. I thought punkbuster might be an issue but it doesn't seem to be. The only issue now is the lack of sound. I know that can be solved fairly simply, I just don't remember how. A little searching should find the answer for me. If I recall correctly it is simply modifying a single file. All the best and thanks again.

Ingvar

Punkbuster works out of your home directory /home/yourname/.etwolf, and there are all the mod dirs like jaymod, etpro and level package files sent by the servers.

As for sound, this is what I found on a forum once and put in a script which I run as "sudo etaudio":

#!/bin/bash
echo "et.x86 0 0 direct" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss

Punkbuster works out of your home directory /home/yourname/.etwolf, and there are all the mod dirs like jaymod, etpro and level package files sent by the servers.

As for sound, this is what I found on a forum once and put in a script which I run as "sudo etaudio":

#!/bin/bash
echo "et.x86 0 0 direct" > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss
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Thanks a lot again. The sound now works. I just have to figure out how to make a script. I simply cut and paste it into a command line to get it to work for now. I have to be root to do it. I may have to do that every time I start Suse. That's not that big a deal actually in the short term. Does it matter that the pb folder isn't in my home folder? I'm not sure where it is but I can't see it in my home folder. There is no etwolf folder in my home directory either. All the best and thanks again.

Ingvar

Thanks a lot again. The sound now works. I just have to figure out how to make a script.
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Use any text editor and create a new file, say "etaudio" in your /home/yourname/bin directory for example. Paste the above contents in that file. Change the permissions and allow owner to execute (chmod 744 etaudio).

I may have to do that every time I start Suse.[/b]

You can add "/home/yourname/bin/etaudio" (without the quotes) at the end of /etc/rc.d/boot.local script. That way you run things at start automatically. Or, if you wish to run it only when you start desktop, add a symlink to the script in /home/yourname/.kde/Autostart, I believe but I am not sure.

Does it matter that the pb folder isn't in my home folder? I'm not sure where it is but I can't see it in my home folder. There is no etwolf folder in my home directory either. All the best and thanks again. [/b]

The .etwolf should be in your home directory, but it is hidden (all files/dirs starting with a dot are hidden). Via CLI you can see it with ls -al command, and through Konqueror just go to View menu and click Show hidden files.

.etwolf must be in your home because the game writes stuff there, pb files, level packages and mods, extras, so it needs write permissions.