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If you have installed the game but still have problems running it or if you cannot compile the source distribution, try to look at Frequently Asked Questions page, where a section is related to installation problems.

Unofficial Release: CVS

For those of you wanting to test out the latest version of globulation without compiling the source code yourself an updated windows binary can be downloaded here. Be aware this is a development version and may not be as stable as the official release so it is recommended that you backup your original glob2.exe file before using it.

Latest Release

0.8.21 is the latest version. But be careful:

• Source code: glob2-0.8.21.tar.gz
• Ubuntu Dapper & Debian testing : glob2_alpha21_i386.deb
• Debian AMD64 : glob2_0.8.21-1_amd64.deb
• Debian Sarge : glob2_alpha21-sarge_i386.deb
• Windows: glob2-0.8.21_win32.zip (unzip and launch glob2.exe)
• We are waiting on updated versions of the following packages:
  • Mandriva Linux: globulation2-0.8.19-1mdk.i586.rpm (source)
  • RPM-based systems : RPMs and mirror
• View all changes in this release

You can still download the Older Releases. They can sometimes be usefull if you want a binary for a system that has not been packaged yet for latest release. Please keep in mind that Internet game will most likely not work with older releases. (See What version should i choose to play in the FAQ.)

Installation by Operating System and Distribution:

Debian GNU/Linux

• Please download the latest .deb package from the download section above, and install it as you would install any ordinary debian package:
  • In root (or sudo), install it with dpkg -i glob2_VERSION.deb.
  • If you miss some dependencies, do an apt-get -f install as root (or sudo). Do NOT remove the glob2 package before apt-get -f install.
• You can now run Globulation 2 by typing glob2.

• If you are using Debian unstable, you can also use the integrate glob2 package but it is not as up to date.

Ubuntu Linux

• Please download the latest .deb package from the download section above, and install it as you would install any ordinary package:
  • Install it with sudo dpkg -i glob2_VERSION.deb. You need to enter your user password.
  • Ubuntu 64 users need to use the option --force-architecture. It might be easier to build from source if libspeex gives you problems.
  • If you miss some dependencies, do a sudo apt-get -f install. Do NOT remove the glob2 package before apt-get -f install.
• You can now run Globulation 2 by typing glob2.

• If you are using Ubuntu Breezy or newer, you can also use the integrated glob2 package but it is not as up to date.

Fedora Core

• There are some Fedora packages (.rpm) under the download section above
• You may find some other fedora packages on this fan-site

Gentoo GNU/Linux

• An ebuild exists, and is in portage. To install, just execute (as root): emerge glob2
• Make sure you are in the games group

Source Mage GNU/Linux

• A spell exists. Make sure that games grimoire is up to date, and execute (as root): cast globulation2

Mandriva Linux

• Please download the latest rpm package from the download section above, and install it as you would install any other rpm:
  • Double click it to start the installation. When promted, enter your root password. It will do the rest.
  • When it says installation is complete, click "Ok". Go to the menu and click "Run Command".
  • When the command box pops up, type "glob2" and it should load automatically.

Microsoft Windows

• Download the .zip runtime archive and unzip it anywhere.

to uninstall, just remove the directory "glob2_runtime" where you extracted the .zip.

Mac OS X

• Mount the disk image file, and start the installer from it.
• Globulation gets installed in /Applications/Globulation2.
• To run the game, open /Applications/Globulation2/Globulation2.

FreeBSD

• A port exists and binary packages are built for different platforms.
• See FreeBSD port.

Compile from Sources

For source and CVS installations, you'll also need to install these packages:

• SDL 1.2 download SDL-devel and SDL
• SDL_net 1.2 download SDL_net-devel
• SDL_image 1.2 download SDL_image-devel
• SDL_ttf 2.0 download SDL_ttf-devel
• speex -> download current stable release
• glext.h should be in your GL/ directory
• libogg and libvorbis can be found in their download-section. libspeex, too.
• zlib
• Boost C++ Libraries download boost and boost-devel

Source Distribution

• Get the source distribution archive from the download section above.
• Extract the archive using a compression/extraction utility such as tar.
• Go in the extracted archive. If you have a Unix system (Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X):
  • Run the ./configure script. If you want to install the game in a special place, type ./configure --prefix=/path/to/install instead.
  • Compile Globulation 2 by running make.
  • Install with a simple make install command.
  • Run the game by typing glob2. If it doesn't work, type /path/to/install/bin/glob2 instead.

Sources from CVS

Compilation & cross compilation for Windows with mingw

• Compile glob2 with mingw - explains how to compile globulation2 on windows using mingw.
• Cross compile glob2 - explains how to compile globulation2 for windows on Debian

Compilation on other systems

• Download the source code from the cvs by typing

export CVS_RSH="ssh" && cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.nongnu.org:/sources/glob2 co glob2

• You can update the source code you have any time with a simple

cvs up

• You can set the environment variable with a command in the style of

export CVSROOT=anonymous@cvs.savannah.nongnu.org:/cvsroot/glob2 co glob2

• Read the README.cvs and README files.
• Get the graphics by running the ./syncdata script in the cvs tree.
• You can also get some maps by running the ./syncmaps script.
• Run the ./bootstrap script from the cvs tree. If it doesn't work, check that SDL is installed in aclocal's path. If it is not the case (with Mac OS X, for example), run aclocal -I /usr/local/share/aclocal, where /usr/local/share/aclocal is the location of SDL's aclocal macros. Then, run the remaining commands of the bootstrap script (autoheader && automake --add-missing && autoconf).
• Continue by following the instructions in installing from a source distribution.