(32-bit layer)
Tested: Ubuntu 7.10 64bit - Gnome


Galcon is an awesome high-paced multi-player galactic action-strategy game. You send swarms of ships from planet to planet to take over the galaxy.

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Make sure that the driver to your 3D graphic card is proper installed and working.
Next you need is to install 32-bit libs to make GalCon working;

Code:

sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
sudo aptitude install ia32-libs lib32stdc++6 libc6-i386 lib32gcc1
wget http://www.boundlesssupremacy.com/Cappy/getlibs/getlibs-all.deb
sudo dpkg -i getlibs-all.deb
getlibs -p python2.4 libsdl-image1.2

Move Galcon.tgz to your Desktop.

Code:

cd ~/Desktop
mkdir -p ~/.Games
tar zxfv galcon.tgz -C ~/.Games

Done.

Code:

nano ~/.Games/galcon/galcon-launch.sh

Add the following;

Save [ctrl] + [o] and exit [ctrl] + [x].


Code:

chmod +x ~/.Games/galcon/galcon-launch.sh
alacarte

Go to the Game section in Alacarte and push the New Item button. Fill in;

You can now launch from Alien Arena by Applications —> Games —> GalCon


Enjoy!

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