installing QuakeIII in Ubuntu

[DarknezzDELL]

Hi

i'm trying to install QuakeIII on my new Ubuntu system, but I can't find the installation files for quakeII. I had a PC with gentoo on and QuakeIII worked great simply by doing: emerge quakeIII. Is there a software package for debian, so that I can use apt-get "quake3"?

[techieMoe]

You can install Quake 3 manually by installing the Quake 3 Point Release from Id Software here or just doing a search.

You'll then want to copy the .PK3 files from your Quake 3 CDROM into the base directory of your quake3 folder.

You'll also need to make sure you have hardware-accelerated 3D drivers installed for your video card.

[DarknezzDELL]

okay i now have the point release, and this might be a stupid question.
the point release have a file extension .run and i don't seem to be able to execute the file. How can i install the file. I'm looking foreword to be a super linux user one day

[techieMoe]

okay i now have the point release, and this might be a stupid question.
the point release have a file extension .run and i don't seem to be able to execute the file. How can i install the file. I'm looking foreword to be a super linux user one day

You can execute a .run file from a console window using the command:

sh someRunFile.run

Obviously you'll want to replace "someRunFile" with the actual name of your Quake 3 Point Release. That still might not work if the file itself isn't marked as executable. You can do that with the "Change mode" or chmod command:

chmod +x someRunFile.run

[mogo]

always liked q2 ctf more. got it running and I'm soooooo pleased.