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Download
Download quake4-linux-1.4.2.x86.run from ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake4/linux
Installation
To install and run Quake4 you need a Windows installation disk , and a CD-key. The installation process is straight forward copy data files from the Windows installation disk to your installation path, then run the installation file for Linux. Which you can download for free from the link above.
Data Files (DVD Edition)
mkdir -p <install path>/quake4/q4base cp -v <Quake4 disk mount point>/Setup/Data/q4base/*.pk4 <install path>/quake4/q4base
The <install path> by default will be your home folder e.g. /home/user, whereas <Quake4 disk mount point> can be one of the following locations, depending on your current system set-up:
/cdrom/ /media/cdrom/ /media/QUAKE4/ /mnt/cdrom/ /mnt/cdrom/QUAKE4/
You can find out which mount point is the correct one and/or where your Quake4 disk has been mounted on your system by typing:
mount
Binary
chmod +x quake4-linux-1.4.2.x86.run ./quake4-linux-1.4.2.x86.run
This will run the installer. Make sure the installation path is the same as <install path> you used previously.
md5sum
a883d86693e75c736157b6a88af7ba82 q4base/game000.pk4 c4e7ad10dbaaed8fe90f2f4acfdad401 q4base/game100.pk4 ca72056bb1ede3c42bb41e02abf00d4e q4base/game200.pk4 b201b914167f47061fa5f975af527122 q4base/pak001.pk4 dabe2c88e004198947431250e3f4ca1d q4base/pak002.pk4 8573f05af4c9568880cc464d06292079 q4base/pak003.pk4 12ff4006a7f7181ac16835d05c59905f q4base/pak004.pk4 3576213f4e00f06baf3cd5de089a538a q4base/pak005.pk4 aec7bb418b9a86256f9e5daee894dee2 q4base/pak006.pk4 0f53b4fb4df2c14fcd10012baf8b2f87 q4base/pak007.pk4 b099d75869f0ffcbcb8e5166374af345 q4base/pak008.pk4 cb2b44bf573559dc19b488d9e1e5bec3 q4base/pak009.pk4 d024073349dc917b4feab49e6abc417b q4base/pak010.pk4 98c854d94ce1da5272952b77821823df q4base/pak011.pk4 e77a2fda6656495d38773e05bbffda33 q4base/pak012.pk4 c1383eeb82a7d303b27d3884180ffd22 q4base/pak013.pk4 e2ec0b8ce4c460bf196ef61280ae20e0 q4base/pak014.pk4 1c74cadf76ea4567edc75af6fc6a4fcb q4base/pak015.pk4 3f005b0703c7b8f7c77627d2f091dd9e q4base/pak016.pk4 909d24e331efc8b40e818af02faebf4c q4base/pak017.pk4 15af0fb2c33b0743edc0ff11199fffb0 q4base/pak018.pk4 609d085ed8bbd8db1e3b52a06818a745 q4base/zpak_english_01.pk4 a4d6207c12ce47f1effc60d7fe8b5b9d q4base/zpak_english_02.pk4 669d6d9a30b798d19434972475b98c53 q4base/zpak_english.pk4 5eb83cae50559e8ada7ead26b1ba2a88 q4base/zpak_french_01.pk4 9b6bcb78e9733d6afa56133d453d0152 q4base/zpak_french_02.pk4 2cabddd692e214c78c20a464da43f1ef q4base/zpak_french.pk4 0067eb7b6236011d36319176d838fde8 q4base/zpak_italian_01.pk4 0dc4bdd35cdfaf201aea93af541586a3 q4base/zpak_italian_02.pk4 4ee7eb637cde6bcfe3a9ffac5e4579dd q4base/zpak_italian.pk4 5fa204bb992f3e2e81b6a26835955a8e q4base/zpak_spanish_01.pk4 1c90da720b88192e0c07324ddd940ac6 q4base/zpak_spanish_02.pk4 36eee38e6c2dce12986f7192a5a996e5 q4base/zpak_spanish.pk4
Playing
From the installation directory, by default /home/user/quake4:
./quake4
For modern 64 bit version use:
./quake4-smp
Issues and Fixes
Since the game client is a bit older, there are sometimes issues with newer versions of Ubuntu.
Sound Lag
In the event the in game and menu sounds delay by a few seconds this fix with correct that issue with pulse audio.
Navigate to the installation directory and edit the executable script that is used to launch the game. For quake4, modify the last line to the following:
exec ./quake4smp.x86 "$@" +set s_alsa_pcm plughw:0 +set NumberOfSpeakers 2 "$@"
For quake4-smp, use:
exec ./quake4.x86 "$@" +set s_alsa_pcm plughw:0 +set NumberOfSpeakers 2 "$@"
Dual Monitor Full Screen
Full screen might not default to the correct monitor. The current fix needed is for Nvidia Twinview setups and requires a modification to the xorg.conf file, adding a new metamode. (this fix also works for Quake3 (ioQuake) and UT2004
coming soon.