How to compile and install egoboo on Debian/Ubuntu Linux. (This should work on other linux systems, but the packages (if any) might be different) Step 1: Make sure you have these packages, and if you don't install them: * libsdl-image1.2-dev * libsdl-mixer1.2-dev * libsdl1.2-dev * libsdl-ttf2.0-dev * build-essential Step 2: Untar the source code. * Either use a graphical interface or type: tar -xzf egoboo-<version>.tar.gz Step 3: Open a console (or terminal) and cd to the game directory in the main egoboo folder. * cd ~/egoboo-<version>/game (Assuming that the directory is in your home folder) Step 4: Compile the source. * make -f Makefile.unix Step 5: Install Egoboo as root. Type: * sudo make -f Makefile.unix (Ubuntu) * su -c 'make -f Makefile.unix' (Debian) Step 6: Get and untar the data. * Get the egoboo-data-<version>.tar.gz * Untar it using a graphical interface or using 'tar -xzf egoboo-data-<version>.tar.gz Step 7: Install the data. * cd egoboo-data-<version> * Do specific install steps: Ubuntu: * sudo mkdir /usr/share/egoboo * sudo cp -r * /usr/share/egoboo Debian: * su * mkdir /usr/share/egoboo * cp -r * /usr/share/egoboo * exit Step 8: Create a menu item. (Optional) ** TODO! Step 9: Start Egoboo! (Mandatory!) * Either use your menu item or type 'egoboo'. * Enjoy! If you experience problems, please ask in the Egoboo Fourms at http://egoboo.informe.com/forum/. Thank you.