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| [http://www.alientrap.org/nexuiz/ Nexuiz] is a first person online shooter fully licensed under the GPL which is developed by [http://www.alientrap.og/ Alientrap]. | [http://www.alientrap.org/nexuiz/ Nexuiz] is a modern, first person online shooter fully licensed under the GPL which is developed by [http://www.alientrap.org/ Alientrap]. |
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| Although Nexuiz is available through the Ubuntu repositories, the most recent version (2.3) is not yet available through them. While the versions provided by the repositories are compatible with one another, as well as compatible with version 2.3, it is highly recommended to download the game using the below method, as version 2.3 incorporates numerous bugfixes, and great improvements in framerate and netcode. |
The latest version of Nexuiz is 2.4, which is provided in Ubuntu 8.04 - Users of earlier versions of Ubuntu should use the second installation method. |
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| Nexuiz is a modern, graphically demanding game, and requires direct rendering. If the following command returns "Yes", then proceed: |
Nexuiz is a graphically demanding game which requires [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Infrastructure direct rendering]. You can use the following command to see if you have this feature enabled. |
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| If this returns "No", then see ["Video"] for instructions on enabling direct rendering for your video card. ---- In Ubuntu 6.10, the following sound library must be installed: |
If this command returns "No", see ["Video"] to install the proper drivers for your video card. == Using Ubuntu 8.04 == Install the game through the repositories: |
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| sudo aptitude install libvorbisfile3 | sudo apt-get install nexuiz nexuiz-music |
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| == Using Ubuntu 7.10 and earlier == Download the game from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/nexuiz/nexuiz-24.zip? Sourceforge]. There is no installation; simply extract the nexuiz zip archive where you wish to store the game. |
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| Now download the Nexuiz zip file for the latest version from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/nexuiz/nexuiz-23.zip? Sourceforge.net]. Unzip the folder where you wish to install it. | To start the game, run either `nexuiz-linux-sdl.sh` or `nexuiz-linux-glx.sh` in your unzipped Nexuiz directory.[[FootNote(~-Both of these scripts will launch the game, the difference is that each uses a different method of accessing your hardware.-~)]] |
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| To start the game, run either "nexuiz-linux-sdl.sh" or "nexuiz-linux-glx.sh" (each use a different method of accessing your hardware). == Notes == For support questions, please visit Alientrap's Nexuiz forums at [http://alientrap.org/forum/index.php]. If you are a beginner and you seek guidance, check out the [http://www.nexuizninjaz.com/index.php Nexuiz Ninjaz] community. |
=== Official Support Channels for Nexuiz === * Forum: [http://alientrap.org/forum] * [:XChatHowTo:IRC]: #nexuiz on irc.quakenet.org * FAQ: [http://www.alientrap.org/nexuiz/faq.php] |
Parent: [:Games]
[http://www.alientrap.org/nexuiz/ Nexuiz] is a modern, first person online shooter fully licensed under the GPL which is developed by [http://www.alientrap.org/ Alientrap].
The latest version of Nexuiz is 2.4, which is provided in Ubuntu 8.04 - Users of earlier versions of Ubuntu should use the second installation method.
How to install
Nexuiz is a graphically demanding game which requires [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Infrastructure direct rendering]. You can use the following command to see if you have this feature enabled.
glxinfo | grep direct
If this command returns "No", see ["Video"] to install the proper drivers for your video card.
Using Ubuntu 8.04
Install the game through the repositories:
sudo apt-get install nexuiz nexuiz-music
Using Ubuntu 7.10 and earlier
Download the game from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/nexuiz/nexuiz-24.zip? Sourceforge]. There is no installation; simply extract the nexuiz zip archive where you wish to store the game.
To start the game, run either nexuiz-linux-sdl.sh or nexuiz-linux-glx.sh in your unzipped Nexuiz directory.FootNote(~-Both of these scripts will launch the game, the difference is that each uses a different method of accessing your hardware.-~)
Official Support Channels for Nexuiz
Forum: [http://alientrap.org/forum]
[:XChatHowTo:IRC]: #nexuiz on irc.quakenet.org