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* In the future the TDM-package will be publisched on popular repo's. | * In the future the TDM-package will be publisched on popular repo's. | ||
So you can install/update tdm with your favorite packagemanager. | So you can install/update tdm with your favorite packagemanager. | ||
== RPM Package == | |||
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== Installation on Mac OS == | == Installation on Mac OS == |
Revision as of 11:29, 12 February 2017
Introduction
For those who have difficulties to manual install The Dark Mod on there system, there are several ways who are described in this article.
Installation on Windows
Using the installer
Step 1:
Download the "The Dark Mod installer Windows" executable package from:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-dark-mod/downloads/the-dark-mod-204-gui-installer-windows
Step 2:
Unpack the zip file and execute "tdm_installer"
Step 3:
At the welcome screen, click "next"
Step 4:
Read the licence and click "I agree"
Step 5:
At the choose components-screen, click "Next". (or select the components you want to install)
Step 6:
At the "choose install location", use the automaticly selected location for the gamefolder and click "install" (or change the location using the "browse" button)
Step 7:
After the installation, in the "completeing the darkmod installer setup", click finisch. so the the system automaticly run the updater. (or if you dont want to run the updater, uncheck button "launch the dark mod updater" and click finisch) In the updater you only have to click "continue" to download automaticly the files.
Notes
- Start TDM
The game and updater can be executed via their startmenu/desktop shortcuts or directly from the tdm folder.
- Delete TDM
The game and files can be uninstalled using the uninstaller in the folder where installed tdm to. Or via the startmenu or "software & components". windows configuration screen > software and components > "the dark mod"
- Update TDM
To update TDM, run the updater from the folder where you installed tdm to. or using the menushortcut.
- Installing in program files
To install TDM in programfiles-folder, please run the installer as administrator. (but not supported)
Installation on a Linux Distribution
There are several ways to install TDM on a Linux Distribution.
- By a manual installation.
- By installing a RPM/Deb package
- Or using application "Play on Linux" (a WINE frontend)
Manual installation on a Linux Distribution
Step 1:
Create a folder and set the permissions. By opening a terminal window and enter the following commands:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/games/darkmod sudo chown -R nobody:users /usr/share/games/darkmod sudo chmod uga+w /usr/share/games/darkmod exit
Step 2:
Now the updater needs to be downloaded, unpacked in the install foler and permissions need to be set. open the terminal again and enter the following lines:
cd /usr/share/games/darkmod wget http://www.fidcal.com/darkuser/tdm_update_linux.zip unzip ./tdm_update_linux.zip -d /usr/share/games/darkmod rm ./tdm_update_linux.zip chmod uga+x ./tdm_update.linux
Step 3:
Run the updater
./tdm_update.linux
Step 4:
Wait until the updater ends, then
chmod uga+x ./thedarkmod.x86
Manual Installation on Ubuntu Linux 64 bit
Step 1:
Open your terminal and enter the following commands:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo apt-get install libc6:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libx11-6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386 libpng12-0:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386 libglu1-mesa:i386 wget unzip sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/games/darkmod sudo chown -R nobody:users /usr/share/games/darkmod sudo chmod uga+w /usr/share/games/darkmod exit
Step 2:
open the terminal again and enter the following lines:
cd /usr/share/games/darkmod wget http://www.fidcal.com/darkuser/tdm_update_linux.zip unzip ./tdm_update_linux.zip -d /usr/share/games/darkmod rm ./tdm_update_linux.zip chmod uga+x ./tdm_update.linux
Step 3: Run the updater
./tdm_update.linux
Step 4: Wait until the updater ends, then:
chmod uga+x ./thedarkmod.x86
Notes If you want to have some desktop shortcuts for the tdm-executable and the tdm-updater, create them and use the following settings: settings for updater-shortcut
Path=/usr/share/games/darkmod/ Exec=sh -c /usr/share/games/darkmod/tdm_update.linux;$SHELL Categories=Game;ArcadeGame; Type=Application
settings for the gameexecutable-shortcut
Path=/usr/share/games/darkmod/ Exec=sh -c /usr/share/games/darkmod/thedarkmod.x86;$SHELL Type=Application Terminal=false
DEB Package
Important:The DEB Package does not install dependencies packages.
Step 1:
Download the "The Dark Mod" deb package from: a site
Step 2:
Save the package in your "downloads" folder.
Step 3:
Go to your download folder and execute the deb-package. Or go to your terminal, navigate to the download file and run the following command:
sudo dpkg -i darkmod.deb
Step 4:
A package manager will appear to install the package. Please follow the needed steps.
Step 5:
Run the tdm-updater. Open your terminal and enter the following command:
cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./tdm_update.linux;
Or run the updater using the menushortcut.
Notes
- TDM install
Its possible you need install several packages if needed. If the package manager doesnt install the package, install the package manually: Open a terminal window. type in the following command, hit the enter-keyboardbutton and insert your password if needed:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/thedarkmod.deb
- TDM Start
you will find the Shortcuts in your applications menu. Or open a terminal and exectute the following command:
cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./thedarkmod.x86
- TDM Update
Run the updater, by using the menushortcut. Or open a terminal and exectute the following command:
cd /usr/share/games/darkmod; ./tdm_update.linux
- TDM Delete
Remove tdm using your packagemanager Or open a terminal, exectute the following command:
sudo dpkg -r darkmod
- In the future the TDM-package will be publisched on popular repo's.
So you can install/update tdm with your favorite packagemanager.
RPM Package
Important:The RPM Package does not install dependencies packages. blablabla
Installation on Mac OS
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Installation on Mac/Linux, using Play on Mac/Linux
TDM can also run on WINE, using WINE-frontend "Play on Mac" and "Play on Linux" https://www.playonlinux.com/ https://www.playonmac.com
Step 1: first download and install PlayonMac / PlayonLinux
Step 2. Then start Pol/Pom (playonlinux/playonmac)
Step 3. Select the +-button (install).
Step 4. In the next window, select the "Games" button, click checkbox "no-cd needed".
Step 5. A popup window will appear to warn you about no-cd patched. Accept this by clicking the "OK"-button.
Step 6. Select "The Darkmod" and click on the "install" button.
Step 7. Several warning-popupwindows will appear, click the "ok" buttons, to accept them.
Step 8. The Pol/Pom installation wizard starts, select next.
Step 9. Select one of the three options and click on the "next"-button. my advice is to select the "online" option. (if you have the tdm_updater zip file, select "local updater zip" or if you have standalone darkmod 2.0,
Step 10. select "local standalone zip") automatically the wizard installs the needed wine environment, the tdm-updater and shortcuts.
Step 11. a popup-window can appear to install the mono installer, click on the "install" button.
Step 12. The pol/pom installation wizard would like to run the updater, click on the "next" button.
Step 13. The updater starts, click on the "continue"-button to download automaticly the needed game files. After the download procedure, close the updater. The Pol/Pom installation wizard creates some pol/pom shortcuts.
Step 14. The wizard shows the end-of-script window, click on "next".
Step 15. end
Notes
- Text in Pol/Pom are automatically translated.
- TDM Start
you will find the Shortcuts to TDM in the pol/pom main window.
- TDM Delete
select configure button. In the next window select on the left side "TheDarkMod", click on the "remove"-button and accept the "remove virtual drive"-warning.
- TDM Update
Run the updater, by using the shortcut from the pol/pom main window.