Pingus is a free Lemmings-like game covered under the GNU GPL. It features currently 22 playable levels and runs under a wide variety of operating systems (Linux, Windows, etc.)

If you don't know Lemmingstm, here comes a short introduction. Its a puzzle game developed in 1991 by DMA Design. The player takes command in the game of a bunch of small animals and has to guide them around in levels. Since the animals walk on their own, the player can only influence them by giving them commands, like build a bridge, dig a hole or redirect all animals in the other direction. The goal of each level is to reach the exit, for fix multiple combination of commands are necessary. The game is presented in a 2D site view.

For more Information check Pingus Game List Entry.

This guide show you how to compile the latest version of Pingus. If you don't want to compile from the source, please check Synaptic package manager for Pingus or Getdeb if they have an up-to-date ubuntu package available.

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

Next step is to download Compiling tools and the right libs to make Pingus work. To the terminal;

Code:

sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude upgrade
sudo aptitude install build-essential bcp scons
sudo aptitude install libsdl1.2-dev libsdl-mixer1.2-dev libsdl-image1.2-dev libpng12-dev

Done.

Download Pingus Source Code to your Desktop;

Download

To the terminal;

Code:

cd ~/Desktop
wget http://pingus.seul.org/files/pingus-0.7.1.tar.bz2
tar jxfv pingus-0.7.1.tar.bz2
cd pingus-0.7.1
scons
mkdir -p ~/.Games/Pingus
rm -rf src INSTALL.Win32
nano LaunchPingus.sh

add the following;

If you want a specfic resolution in the game change ./pingus to ./pingus -g 1024×768 or your prefered window resolution. If you want fullscreen: ./pingus –fullscreen

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

Code:

chmod +x LaunchPingus.sh
mv * ~/.Games/Pingus

Download the pingus.png to your Desktop.

Code:

cd ~/Desktop
mv pingus.png ~/.Games/Pingus
alacarte

Go to Games and make a new entry;

Enjoy!