Does SRO run on Linux?

feba · Post by **feba** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 7:00 pm

Degrees wrote:Have all of the requirements but can't find the Mac install download. Unless it is a "Standard Personal Computer". Help?

Unfortunately, Ubuntu doesn't have a PPC download anymore. Unless you have one of the newer macs with an Intel x86 CPU, you're screwed as far as ubuntu goes.

Degrees · Post by **Degrees** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:03 am

I have tried multiple Debian .iso and none of them will get all the way through the install process. Is there another distro you recommend?

mangos · Post by **mangos** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:11 am

Works fine here on Ubuntu 7.04 + Cedega

Degrees · Post by **Degrees** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:12 am

mangos wrote:Works fine here on Ubuntu 7.04 + Cedega

Unfortunately I run a PPC G4 and can't use Ubuntu

Lith · Post by **Lith** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:12 am

Hehe I was wondering if anyone got it working under 7.04 on Ubuntu. Myself haven't tried it because it deleted my whole partition when using the free CD from the mail... on accident.

@mangos: Haven't seen your post sorry. Post some screenies here. :wink:

mangos · Post by **mangos** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:23 am

i'll try to get some screens when im on ubuntu again

feba · Post by **feba** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:41 pm

Lith wrote:Hehe I was wondering if anyone got it working under 7.04 on Ubuntu. Myself haven't tried it because it deleted my whole partition when using the free CD from the mail... on accident.

To be blunt- YOU deleted your whole partition, not Ubuntu. Computers only do what you tell them to, at least when they are functioning properly, which means that either you downloaded an extremely messed up version (YOUR FAULT), or you did something to tell it to erase your entire partition (I assume you mean hard drive, losing a partition isn't a big deal), which again is your fault. :banghead:

Degrees wrote:
mangos wrote:Works fine here on Ubuntu 7.04 + Cedega

Unfortunately I run a PPC G4 and can't use Ubuntu

Ubuntu 7.04+WINE works great, but like you said, you can't use it on a PPC. Well, the easier answer might be to say get a new computer. You could try using the search on Distrowatch.com for one that supports PPC architecture though.

Degrees · Post by **Degrees** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:45 pm

FreeBSD is the route I am taking. I just picked it off of the Wine HQ website.

feba · Post by **feba** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:46 pm

Alright, but just keep in mind that using a Linux OS will offer you MUCH wider support than FreeBSD. If it works for you, enjoy it, though.

Degrees · Post by **Degrees** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:15 pm

Linux made specifically for Macs. Slackintosh

feba · Post by **feba** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:17 pm

Degrees wrote::shock: Linux made specifically for Macs. Slackintosh

Yeah, just keep in mind that Slackware based distros tend to be slightly more bent on tinkering than user friendlyness- especially I imagine for the types of people that are likely to overwrite OSX with linux =p

Remember, software is like hair- it will grow back!

EvilDroid · Post by **EvilDroid** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:16 am

Degrees wrote:FreeBSD is the route I am taking. I just picked it off of the Wine HQ website.

I run FreeBSD 6.2.. Actually just played SRO on it the other day with wine, didn't really have any problems, it worked pretty good.. Here's a little advice though, unless you want to deal with a bunch of stale dependencies, upgrade your ports tree before installing any ports. This is also very useful if your current ports tree doesn't have Xorg 7.2 in it. Upgrading to Xorg 7.2 is still giving quite a few people problems right now.. It's much easier to just do a fresh install with a new ports tree.