TW's How-To's :: Installing BYOND on Linux (Shell)

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Jul 12 2004, 3:55 am
I did all this on Debain 3: Sergeant Woody, and used lynx, so the commands may be a little different.

Install Lynx to your Linux OS and

Login to your Linux machine (I use Putty, found here.), and download byond_linux.zip from http://developer.byond.com/download/byond_linux.zip (If using Debian, the command would be

lynx http://developer.byond.com/download/byond_linux.zip
).
Unzip it by using the command:

unzip byond_linux.zip

Wait for the list to stop. then, Change to the byond directory [I also call directory as dir):

cd byond

Now, type:

make

Choose on of the 2 options and follow the rest of the procedures that it tells you. Once it doesn't tell you to do anything more, change to the bin dir:

cd bin

And run DreamMaker (you will probably get errors for not finding library files).

To test DreamMaker, type

DreamMaker

If it won't work correctly, do the following between the lines:

---------
If you get library errors, I have a file that is hard to find that will work on Debian - http://www.terranwolf.com/BYOND/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3

Download that and copy it to your lib directory. To download it correctly, do the following [you should be in the bin directory when doing this]:

cd .. cd .. cd ..

Now, you should be before your root directory. Download the above file and then send it to your lib directory and type this:

cp libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 /lib

Now, go to the root directory, then byond, then bin, then test DreamMaker again. If you still have errors, locate the file missing and cp it to the /lib directory [FROM NOW ON, STAY IN THE BIN DIR!!!].

That's all you have to do to install byond on your Linux Shell.
Jul 12 2004, 4:29 am
I just tought you how to do that and you make a tutorial... You aren't that good with Linux yet.
Jul 12 2004, 4:36 am
In response to King Gunnerblast
King, if I recall someone told you that. Apparently you're not that good either. He made a tutorial to help, let him be. I prefer using the GUI, it's much easier, but for people on remote machines, I guess shell is the only way.
Jul 12 2004, 4:40 am
In response to Airjoe
I never said I was good at it. I only have had it for 3 days.
Jul 12 2004, 6:34 am
Wolf01 wrote:

If you get library errors, I have a file that is hard to find that will work on Debian - http://www.terranwolf.com/BYOND/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3

Download that and copy it to your lib directory.

Err... no. That's wrong. What's the point of a package system like apt if you just download and install random libraries? Say there's an update... you'll never get it. What if, in the future, you install the package that contains that file and the package finds it already exists?
Apr 5 2005, 6:56 pm
Wolf01 wrote:
I did all this on Debain 3: Sergeant Woody, and used lynx, so the commands may be a little different.

Install Lynx to your Linux OS and

Login to your Linux machine (I use Putty, found here.), and download byond_linux.zip from http://developer.byond.com/download/byond_linux.zip (If using Debian, the command would be

<code>lynx http://developer.byond.com/download/byond_linux.zip</ code>;
).
Unzip it by using the command:

<code>unzip byond_linux.zip</code>

Wait for the list to stop. then, Change to the byond directory [I also call directory as dir):

<code>cd byond</code>

Now, type:

<code>make</code>

Choose on of the 2 options and follow the rest of the procedures that it tells you. Once it doesn't tell you to do anything more, change to the bin dir:

<code>cd bin</code>

And run DreamMaker (you will probably get errors for not finding library files).

To test DreamMaker, type

<code> DreamMaker</code>

If it won't work correctly, do the following between the lines:

---------
If you get library errors, I have a file that is hard to find that will work on Debian - http://www.terranwolf.com/BYOND/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3

Download that and copy it to your lib directory. To download it correctly, do the following [you should be in the bin directory when doing this]:

<code> cd .. > cd .. > cd .. > </code>

Now, you should be before your root directory. Download the above file and then send it to your lib directory and type this:

<code>cp libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 /lib</code>

Now, go to the root directory, then byond, then bin, then test DreamMaker again. If you still have errors, locate the file missing and <code>cp</code> it to the /lib directory [FROM NOW ON, STAY IN THE BIN DIR!!!].

That's all you have to do to install byond on your Linux Shell.

k

When i get this to part

If you get library errors, I have a file that is hard to find that will work on Debian - http://www.terranwolf.com/BYOND/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3

Download that and copy it to your lib directory. To download it correctly, do the following [you should be in the bin directory when doing this]:

i get an page cannot be displayed error

what should i do now?
Apr 8 2005, 2:09 am
In response to Govegtos
That file is no longer on Wolf's server. See if you can find it somewhere else. (Hint: Google the filename.)
Apr 8 2005, 9:24 am
In response to Crispy
It is on byonds website, Mike H posted it. (It should be listed on the downloads page if you ask me.)
Apr 8 2005, 9:25 am
In response to Scoobert
I showed that to him on his other post [link]. Well, I also think it should be on the site, or maybe included in the zip?
Apr 8 2005, 9:29 am
In response to N1ghtW1ng
Due to the license it is under, they cannot put it in the main zip (if I under stand correctly), but a link to it would be nice.