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.
Latest Release : 0.8.18
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 Distribution:
Debian GNU/Linux
- Please download the latest .deb package 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.
Ubuntu Linux
- Please download the latest .deb package and install it as you would install any ordinary debian package:
- Install it with sudo dpkg -i glob2_VERSION.deb. You need to enter your user password.
- 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.
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
Microsoft Windows
- Install Globulation 2 by executing the installer.
- To run the game, go to the Start Menu and select Programs>Globulation 2>Globulation 2.
- To uninstall the game, go to the Start Menu and select Programs>Globulation 2>Uninstall.
- Or, download the .zip archive and unzip it anywhere.
- to uninstall, just remove the directory "Globulation 2" 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.
For any operating system:
Binary Distribution
Installing from a distribution binary may be useful if you cannot use one of the installer method listed above. For example, if you don't have administrative rights on your computer and the installer requires them. However, if you don't experience any problem, use a nice installer. It's... nicer.
- Get the binary distribution archive that suits your operating system from the main site in the Install Guide section.
- Extract the archive using a compression/extraction utility (zip, gzip, etc).
- Finally, run glob2/bin/glob2 in the extracted archive.
For source and CVS installations, you'll also need to install these packages:
Source Distribution
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- Get the source distribution archive from 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.
CVS source
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- Download the source code from the cvs by typing CVS_RSH=ssh cvs -z3 -d:ext:anoncvs@savannah.nongnu.org:/cvsroot/glob2 co glob2.
(Windows people will need a cvs client like wincvs. for anonymous checkout just copy ":pserver;username=anonymous;hostname=cvs.savannah.nongnu.org:/sources/glob2" to remote->checkout->cvsroot:)
- You can update the source code you have any time with a simple cvs update.
- You can set the environment variable with a command in the style of export CVSROOT=anoncvs@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.
