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see also [[ubuntu_and_bzflag_2.4]]


== Installing from tarball ==
== Installing from tarball ==
You extract it and run the install script as root.
You extract it and run the install script as root.


     unzip package.zip
     tar -vzxf package.tar.gz
     cd bzflag-2.4.2
     cd bzflag-2.4.2
     ./configure --prefix=/install/path
     ./configure --prefix=/install/path
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BZFlag will most likely be sorted to the Games category.
BZFlag will most likely be sorted to the Games category.


=== Fedora / Red Hat / Mandriva / SUSE ===
=== Fedora / Red Hat / Mandriva===
  $ sudo yum install bzflag
  $ sudo yum install bzflag


For the server package:
For the server package:
  $ sudo yum install bzflag-server
  $ sudo yum install bzflag-server
=== openSUSE ===
$ sudo zypper install bzflag
For the server package:
$ sudo zypper install bzflag-server


=== Native RPM ===
=== Native RPM ===
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For the server package:
For the server package:
  $ sudo apt-get install bzflag-server
  $ sudo apt-get install bzflag-server
=== Other Debian / DPKG ===
If you're only using the DPKG/Apt package manager you will be abled to install your downloaded package with the following command:
# dpkg -i package.deb
Replace package.deb with the particular package you want to install (e.g. bzflag-2.0.13.deb).
Download required packages from here: http://packages.debian.org/sid/bzflag
* bzflag
* bzflag-data
* bzflag-client
* bzflag-server
Please note that you need to resolve any further dependencies yourself, DPKG can't do this for you.


=== Arch ===
=== Arch ===


  # pacman -S bzflag
  # pacman -S bzflag


=== Gentoo ===
=== Gentoo ===
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* http://sourceforge.net/projects/bzflag/files/ Official BZFlag file repository on SourceForge
* [http://bzflag.org/downloads Download page for the latest binaries and source]
* http://packages.debian.org/sid/bzflag BZFlag-packages for debian sid in the official debian repository


[[Category:Installing]]
[[Category:Installing]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]

Latest revision as of 15:03, 4 July 2016

There are various packages of BZFlag available to many different distributions.

Compiling from Source

This document is not designed to cover information about compiling.

→ Main article: Compiling

Installing from tarball

You extract it and run the install script as root. 

   tar -vzxf package.tar.gz
   cd bzflag-2.4.2
   ./configure --prefix=/install/path
   make
   sudo make install

Installing using a package manager

This depends on your distribution. Different distributions use different package managers.

To understand the command lines please understand: 

$ indicates a user shell
# indicates a root shell

$ sudo is replaceable by #

Graphical Package Managers

Search for "BZFlag" and install it.
BZFlag will most likely be sorted to the Games category.

Fedora / Red Hat / Mandriva

$ sudo yum install bzflag

For the server package: 

$ sudo yum install bzflag-server

openSUSE

$ sudo zypper install bzflag

For the server package: 

$ sudo zypper install bzflag-server

Native RPM

$ sudo rpm -ivh bzflag.x86.208.rpm

Ubuntu / Debian

$ sudo apt-get install bzflag

For the server package: 

$ sudo apt-get install bzflag-server

Arch

# pacman -S bzflag

Gentoo

# emerge bzflag

External Links

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