1 Topic by zero57 (edited by zero57 2009-05-16 21:03:57)

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Topic: [SOLVED]Help me, im new to linux/arch linux

Can someone help me on how to install this game on linux? i got arch linux.... if that makes a difference... give me a guide on how to install the game pls... im used to windows but my bro changed it to linux so i have to download this again and i didn't thought that linux would be even harder to me sad . I went to downloads, clicked the linux 86x thing beside the version 0.51 and when it was finished it was in /home/myname <----my name = not gonna tell u my name tongue. Then i went to the folder called desktop. After that I right clicked teeworlds-0.5.1-linux_x86.tar.gz, and clicked extract archive here(extracted the folder in the desktop folder of /home/myname) then i opened the newly extracted folder and try starting the teeworlds.exe thing(not really exe, it was only teeworlds, and no its not teeworlds_srv) and it did nothing!!!! Please help me!!

I want to play teeworlds i saw it on youtube and the game looked awesome but now this thing has to come -.-. I also tryed terminal.... did-------------    yaourt -S teeworlds
then it says its not an aur. so then i checked if it was right and it was right, it says only community/teeworlds......... I checked by yaourt -Ss teeworlds and it listed it up right there!

Thx for helping, if you did or just tryed helping me.
Pls, i wanna play  teeworlds... sad

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Re: [SOLVED]Help me, im new to linux/arch linux

If you are new on Linux, do not use Arch. It is for super-mega-ultra-neards. Use Ubuntu instead.

3 Reply by Jamp (edited by Jamp 2009-05-13 06:59:36)

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Hi,
Archlinux is not for ultra nerds, i have switched to after after year of using linux and  its totally fine, there are also people who get it as first distro. It has great wiki and helpful people on formus and irc, so it can be the best choice for gaining some experiences.
You can just install teeworlds running

pacman -Sy teeworlds


(its in community, you don't have to you AUR and yaourt)
as root user, and then you can start tw running 

teeworlds

command as non-root (recommended), or maybe your DE automatically adds it to menus.
hope it helps.
PS: not tried it, i juist try to recall my way of installing
PPS: Don't be afraid of console, it archlinux you will have to use it for some system configuration
/edit Did you ask your brother? He should figure it out smile

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Re: [SOLVED]Help me, im new to linux/arch linux

Jamp wrote:

Hi,
Archlinux is not for ultra nerds, i have switched to after after year of using linux and  its totally fine, there are also people who get it as first distro. It has great wiki and helpful people on formus and irc, so it can be the best choice for gaining some experiences.
You can just install teeworlds running

pacman -Sy teeworlds


(its in community, you don't have to you AUR and yaourt)
as root user, and then you can start tw running 

teeworlds

command as non-root (recommended), or maybe your DE automatically adds it to menus.
hope it helps.
PS: not tried it, i juist try to recall my way of installing
PPS: Don't be afraid of console, it archlinux you will have to use it for some system configuration
/edit Did you ask your brother? He should figure it out smile

Thx and my brother left back to his unerversity(sry for spelling) I will try the

pacman -Sy teeworlds

and yeah i know its community but it said when i did

yaourt -S teeworlds

it said its not an aur, so after i come back i will try this code big_smile and tell my results

THX!

5 Reply by zero57 (edited by zero57 2009-05-13 16:47:37)

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Re: [SOLVED]Help me, im new to linux/arch linux

Jamp wrote:

Hi,
Archlinux is not for ultra nerds, i have switched to after after year of using linux and  its totally fine, there are also people who get it as first distro. It has great wiki and helpful people on formus and irc, so it can be the best choice for gaining some experiences.
You can just install teeworlds running

pacman -Sy teeworlds


(its in community, you don't have to you AUR and yaourt)
as root user, and then you can start tw running 

teeworlds

command as non-root (recommended), or maybe your DE automatically adds it to menus.
hope it helps.
PS: not tried it, i juist try to recall my way of installing
PPS: Don't be afraid of console, it archlinux you will have to use it for some system configuration
/edit Did you ask your brother? He should figure it out smile

aww man sad i can't do it, when i did

pacman -Sy teeworlds

It said i need to be root sad and my bro is root so i can't ask him for the pass or anything cuz he won't tell me. Is there another way to like install teeworlds?

EDIT: sry i forgot to edit my other post

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Re: [SOLVED]Help me, im new to linux/arch linux

cd into the directory you untarred the downloaded tar.gz from this site and run "./teeworlds" then the game should start.

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I think he should use package if possible, it avoids dependency problems and solves updates.
zero: Were you successful?

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8 Reply by zero57 (edited by zero57 2009-05-13 21:52:36)

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Re: [SOLVED]Help me, im new to linux/arch linux

Jamp wrote:

I think he should use package if possible, it avoids dependency problems and solves updates.
zero: Were you successful?

No i was not successful sad the pacman -Sy teeworlds did not work. it said i need to be root to use this command. Also what do u mean package? Like PlayonLinux? cuz i have playonlinux but don't really get it.... and i also have shaman .....

Chi11y wrote:

cd into the directory you untarred the downloaded tar.gz from this site and run "./teeworlds" then the game should start.

what do u mean by cd??? and untarred??? /teeworlds as in the game thing in the folder??
Sry but im new to arch linux.....
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Edit: Oh yeah if the terminal options don't work pls tell me how to install it through the downloads section FOR arch linux, not ubuntu or anyother except arch linux. Like what do i do, and like download which 1 and all that.
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E.G.: Download: Linux x86

Right click the game and click the extract archive here. Then open the folder and click teeworlds then you can play!
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Somewhat like this and try to make it easier to understand and thx for all the help.

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Re: [SOLVED]Help me, im new to linux/arch linux

Try 

sudo pacman -Sy teeworlds

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/art … line_intro
try to get some info, also try archlinux wiki & google
read that article and than use Chi11ys way, it will help you and you will need it smile
it wasn't nice from your brother, leaving and not telling you the root pass tongue

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10 Reply by zero57 (edited by zero57 2009-05-14 16:40:47)

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Jamp wrote:

Try 

sudo pacman -Sy teeworlds

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/art … line_intro
try to get some info, also try archlinux wiki & google
read that article and than use Chi11ys way, it will help you and you will need it smile
it wasn't nice from your brother, leaving and not telling you the root pass tongue

I tryed the 

sudo pacman -Sy teeworlds

and required my password so i typed in my password and then it told me this...
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:: Synchronizing package databases....
error: failed to init transaction (unable to lock database)
   If you're sure a package manager is not already
    running, you can remove /var/lib/pacman/db.lck
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What does it mean? and also does package manager as in like shaman or ktorrent?
Because my sister always has her ktorrent on her account on the comp.

Edit: If so, do i go and tell her to log on her account on the computer and tell her to turn it off for a few minutes just to let me download teeworlds? Also do i remove /var/lib/pacman/db.lck if ktorrent is turned off? or do i leave the file thing there?

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No, pacman is not like ktorrent, it is package manager, one of great linux advantages smile
Basically, it lets you automatically install software to your system from a trusted source, it takes care of dependencies and does updates when you tell him to do.
I dont want to be responsible for anything that can happen, but I think it MAY be safe to remove it: 

sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

then try again

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12 Reply by zero57 (edited by zero57 2009-05-14 22:38:40)

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Jamp wrote:

No, pacman is not like ktorrent, it is package manager, one of great linux advantages smile
Basically, it lets you automatically install software to your system from a trusted source, it takes care of dependencies and does updates when you tell him to do.
I dont want to be responsible for anything that can happen, but I think it MAY be safe to remove it: 

sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

then try again

yeah thx, it worked. Now one problem -.-  When i start the game I can't even see my mouse or anything! i see the servers,settings, and all those stuff. Now my mouse is gone and i have to Hold my turn off button of my system and press it just to get out! Please help sad Like tell me how do u change the settings without going through the game. Also can you tell me how do you get out of the game without like restarting the computer.

Thx for the help, I really appreciate it.

*sigh* once more another problem -.- sad >:(

Why do these things happen to me sad

13 Reply by zero57 (edited by zero57 2009-05-14 23:31:03)

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Ok nvm, i just restarted the comp and i see the mouse and everything but why is teeworlds so slow? The mouse goes like 20 pixels a second..... it goes for a second then stops goes for a second then stops.... and the game is laggy... my computer isn't old. What's happening? i turned the high details and all those stuff in graphics turned off... Pls help me i don't want to play if its this laggy...

Any ideas?

EDIT!!: Ok, sry for this post and my other 1. I just figured out that it wasn't the game or my pc. it was because of my sisters download i think. so i had to restart the computer AGAIN! but thx jamp and everyone who helped me big_smile. Now i can start playing Teeworlds YES!!!!