HOW TO Install Quake 3 Arena

[Dakota]

How To Install Quake 3 Arena Natively On Linux.

 

First make a directory /quake3 I made mine in /usr/local/games/quake3

command

 

* sudo mkdir /usr/local/games/quake3

 

then make a directory called baseq3 under the quake3 directory

command

 

* sudo mkdir /usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3

 

then put the quake3 "windows version" in the cdrom and copy the file named pak0.pk3 to the newly made baseq3 directory.

 

command

 

* sudo cp /mnt/cdrom/Quake3/baseq3/pak0.pk3 /usr/local/games/quake3/baseq3

 

Go to ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake3/linux/ and download linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run

 

Ok now run linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run (lets say the file is in my home directory)

command

* sudo sh linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run

 

after the install has completed just exit. (it's not a good Idea to run as root.)

now just type quake3 in your console and the game should run fine.

 

 

* after you run quake3 the first time as a user, it will create a hidden file in your home directory called .q3a . This is where your q3config file is and this is where you want to drop any extra config files as well.

 

* If your going to play online the I would suggest downloading pbweb.x86 and placing it in your pb file (~/.q3a/pb) then just cd to the file and run it.

command

o chmod +x ~/.q3a/pb/pbweb.x86 <----makes file executable

o cd .q3a/pb <---moves to directory

o ~/.q3a/pb/pbweb.x86 <---executes files

That will update you punkbuster files so you don't have to wait in spectator mode while trying to play.

 

* also to protect your install and to avoid having to use sudo alot, you can symlink to you home directory.

commands

o mkdir /home/dakota/quake3 <----creates quake3 folder in your home directory

o cp -Rs /usr/local/games/quake3/* /home/dakota/quake3/ <----creates symlinks to game install, simular to windows shortcuts.

Now you can just drop any files in the directories under your home directories (mapfiles, skinpacks, or what ever)

What this does is kinda protects the base install. Should you drop in a few bad pak files the all you have to do is delete the /home/david/quake3 file and make a new one. because your base install has remained untouched.

 

 

Good Luck and Have Fun!

 

Let me know if you need any help.

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Dakota

Edited June 11, 2005 by Dakota