Acquiring Doom3 for Linux
You can download the latest version from [ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom3/linux/ id Software's ftp server]
This package contains only the binary sources for Linux!
Installation of the Linux binary
./doom3-linux-x.x.xxxx.x86.run
Add the missing files
The following files need to be copied from the win32 install CDs to your base/ directory. by default, /usr/local/games/doom3/base
base/pak000.pak4 base/pak001.pak4 base/pak002.pak4 base/pak003.pak4 base/pak004.pak4
Resurrection of Evil Expansion Pack
If you are also installing the Resurrection of Evil Expansion Pack, you need to copy the following file to your d3xp/ directory by default, /usr/local/games/doom3/d3xp
d3xp/pak000.pk4
Start Doom3
Start Doom3 with the following command:
doom3
Start the dedicated server
Start the dedicated server with the command:
doom3-dedicated
Start Expansion Pack
If installed, you can start the Expansion Pack directly from the command line with the command:
doom3 +set fs_game d3xp
Or you can select it in the mods menu of the base game.
Localization
Localization is untested in the Linux builds at this point. More localization features are possible in future release. Until then you should not copy over the zpak000.pk4 file at all.
Further Information
[http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/doom/ DOOM III GNU/Linux FAQ]