Linux Games Install And Directory Guide

Ingo Ruhnke, grumbel@gmx.de

1. What is different between DOS/Windows and Linux?

2. The directories and how to handle them

• 2.1 The different between /usr/ and
• 2.2 Which files are needed by a game?
• 2.3 Where to put the files?
• 2.4 How to find the files and how to make the game relocatable?
• 2.5 How to allow extra levels or similar stuff?
• 2.6 How to handle data from a cd-rom?

3. How to install the game?

• 3.1 How to install the source?
• 3.2 How create packages?
• 3.3 How to handle CD-Rom installation?
• 3.4 How to create update or patch distribution?

4. Some tips about of to make that with automake/autoconf?

• 4.1 Tweaking the path
• 4.2 How to find out where the package is installed?