Tested: Ubuntu 7.10 64bit - Gnome


The aim is to create versions of Doom, Heretic and Hexen that feel the same as the original games but are implemented using modern techniques such as 3D graphics.

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Make sure that the driver to your 3D graphic card is proper installed and working.
Check if your sourcelist is fully enable (universe and multiverse).

Next installing the -devs, headers and tools for DoomsDay Engine.

Code:

sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
sudo aptitude install build-essential cmake checkinstall
sudo aptitude install libxext-dev doxygen lib32ncurses5-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-net1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libalut-dev zip unzip dot2tex libgtk2.0-dev libglib2.0-dev

Done.

Download linux Doomsday source to your Desktop.

Download

Code:

cd ~/Desktop
tar zxfv deng-1.9.0-beta5.2.tar.gz
cd deng-1.9.0-beta5.2/deng-1.9.0-beta5.2/build
cmake ../
make
sudo checkinstall

Done.


Next is to install gDoomsday which is a frontend to Doomsday.
Download it to your Desktop.

Download

Code:

cd ~/Desktop
tar zxfv gDoomsday-1.1.tar.gz
cd gDoomsday-1.1
./configure
make
sudo checkinstall

Done.

Download doomsdayicon.png to your Desktop.

Code:

cd ~/Desktop
sudo mv doomsdayicon.png /usr/local/share/gdoomsday
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/gdoomsday.desktop

Add the following;

Save (ctrl)+(o) and exit (ctrl)+(x).


You can now launch Doomsday by Applications tab —> Games —> gDoomsday or by typing gdoomsday in the terminal.


Enjoy!

Written and Published by Artificial Intelligence