From: cohrs Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 02:00:35 +0000 (+0000) Subject: narrative linux install instructions X-Git-Tag: MOVE2GIT~2037 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=549736e688071610694e04b426b99feb4ae16016;p=nethack narrative linux install instructions try to give an example showing actual commands to make it more obvious exactly how the linux tarball gets installed --- diff --git a/sys/unix/README.linux b/sys/unix/README.linux index d5b9203a6..5348b362b 100644 --- a/sys/unix/README.linux +++ b/sys/unix/README.linux @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -NetHack 3.4.1 Linux Elf +NetHack 3.4.2 Linux Elf This README provides the instructions for using the official Linux binary, system platform requirements, as well as steps used to create that binary. @@ -14,12 +14,17 @@ The Linux binary package assumes that you have a user and a group named "games" on your system. If you do not, you can simplify installation by creating them first. -gunzip and untar the package, preserving permissions, from / to put the -NetHack files in /usr/games/nethack and /usr/games/lib/nethackdir. +Log in as or su to "root". Then, cd /, gunzip and untar the package, +preserving permissions to put the NetHack files in /usr/games/nethack and +/usr/games/lib/nethackdir. For example, if the package in in your +home directory you might perform these steps. + % su + # cd / + # gunzip -c ~yourlogin/nh342lin.tgz | tar xpvf - (If you have old record and logfile entries from a previous NetHack version, you might want to save copies before they get overwritten by the new empty -files; old saved games and bones files from 3.4.0 will work with 3.4.1). +files; old saved games and bones files from 3.4.x will work with 3.4.2). In addition to data files for running the game, you will find other useful things in /usr/games/lib/nethackdir (such as a copy of this README :-).