Installer and Manual Installation

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

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

2. Unpack the zip file and execute "tdm_installer"

3. At the welcome screen, click "next"

4. Read the licence and click "I agree"

5. At the choose components-screen, click "Next". (or select the components you want to install)

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)

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.

• 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" (WINE)

Manual installation

Install tdm 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

Download the "The Dark Mod" deb package from: Save the package in your "downloads" folder. 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

A package manager will appear to install the package. Please follow the needed steps. 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.

Installaion on Mac OS

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Installation using Play on Mac and Linux on Linux

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