how to upgrade wz2100

[gregoriot]

Hello,
I am totally new to linux and have recently installed ubuntu on my computer. (got very depressed from working with windows)
Also I have through (Add/remove programs) installed warzone2100.
I have encountered some problems hangups/display/loading saved missions and so on....
I have read that by installing the new version these problems mainly are solved.
I have downloaded the (mojo)latest release  of warzone but I cannot get it to upgrade my current game.
It saves an executable icon on my personal folder but nothing happens when I try to open it.
Could one of you guys help me with this one?
I know what the console is, but that is just about all....! (so new to linux that you have to spell it out for me....)
thanks in advance

[doom3r]

The updater is for Windows OS only. You should download the full installer for version 2.0.10 if you want to update your game.

Also, there are several bugs still to be fixed, is normal to find some of them while you play.

[gregoriot]

thanks for the reply.
I have downloaded the linux installer made with mojo setup............?
Is this not the installer for linux?
which full linux installer download are you referring to?
were can I find it?

[DevUrandom]

thanks for the reply.
I have downloaded the linux installer made with mojo setup............?
Is this not the installer for linux?
which full linux installer download are you referring to?
were can I find it?

No, no, the Linux installer is for Linux, really.

Depending on where you installed Warzone 2100 to, you need to do the following:

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cd ~/.local/opt/warzone2100
./warzone2100

Where I assume that you installed Warzone 2100 with the installer to "~/.local/opt/warzone2100".

The one present in Ubuntu (2.1.0~0.svn1436) is highly outdated and known to be buggy.

[gregoriot]

Hi,
the files are insalled in:    /home/gregorio/warzone2100
can I still use your code?(cd ~/.local/opt/warzone2100./warzone2100)???????
I have tried amongst others: cd ~/.home/gregorio/warzone2100./warzone2100  (message: file does not exist)???????
I am doing something wrong here, do you know what my mistake is??
regards,
Greg.
this is the result untill now :
bash: cd: /home/gregorio/.warzone2100./warzone2100: Bestand of map bestaat niet
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~$ warzone2100./warzone2100
bash: warzone2100./warzone2100: Bestand of map bestaat niet
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~$ ~/warzone2100./warzone2100
bash: /home/gregorio/warzone2100./warzone2100: Bestand of map bestaat niet
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~$ /.warzone2100/warzone2100
bash: /.warzone2100/warzone2100: Bestand of map bestaat niet
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~$ cd~/.warzone2100/warzone2100
bash: cd~/.warzone2100/warzone2100: Bestand of map bestaat niet
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~$ cd ~/.gregorio/warzone2100./warzone2100
bash: cd: /home/gregorio/.gregorio/warzone2100./warzone2100: Bestand of map bestaat niet
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~$ cd ~/.local/opt/warzone2100
bash: cd: /home/gregorio/.local/opt/warzone2100: Bestand of map bestaat niet
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~$ cd ~/warzone2100
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~/warzone2100$ ./warzone2100
./warzone2100: error while loading shared libraries: libphysfs-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~/warzone2100$ /warzone2100
bash: /warzone2100: Bestand of map bestaat niet
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~/warzone2100$ ./warzone2100
./warzone2100: error while loading shared libraries: libphysfs-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~/warzone2100$

[DevUrandom]

gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~$ cd ~/warzone2100
gregorio@gregorio-desktop:~/warzone2100$ ./warzone2100
./warzone2100: error while loading shared libraries: libphysfs-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

That was the correct one.
The error was caused by a missing PhysFS.
You need to install "libphysfs" via the package manager.

[gregoriot]

Thanks,
But what is a libphysfs????????????? (something with library ....phys?.......fs?) :-[
how do I proceed???
I have tried to look for this libphysfs in my files and through my new program installation manager but I cannot find this file/program.
As I was telling Linux is very new for me, I apologize but I do not have a clue on how to proceed.
thanks in advance,
Greg.

[DevUrandom]

On your Desktop Menu (upper border of the screen), you have something like "System". Click it. Then go to "Systemmanagement" (translated from german, probably not named exactly like that in english, should be in the upper part of the menu). From there choose "Synaptic Packet Management".
In that program, you click "Search". Type "libphysfs".
The results will be "libphysfs-dev" and "libphysfs-1.0.0". Choose the latter (not "-dev") (double-click).
It will popup a box asking you whether you want to install that packet and that it may need other libraries/programs which will be automatically installed. Click ok.
Then click "Apply", the green check in the menu.
Synaptic will then download and install all required packages plus libphysfs.

Now Warzone 2100 should run, hopefully without further issues...

[gregoriot]

Thanks a lot!
I have succeeded in getting the file, it seems to work perfectly, I only have to click on the warzone icon and the game starts.
Thanks for your patience in guiding me through.
I will get a few linux books to get to know the system better.
Kind Regards,
Greg