Will this game run on openSUSE 11.0?

[haloboydeath]

I'm downloading the installer for it now and I plan to install it on my desktop machine.

But what I wish to know is if it will run Regnum Online.

[Ulmanyar]

You have already asked this question here:
http://regnumonline.com.ar/forum/showthread.php?t=33914

And the answer is in this thread (which is also yours):
http://regnumonline.com.ar/forum/showthread.php?t=33868

Besides, this thread should be in the GNU/Linux support section of the forums, which you find here:
http://regnumonline.com.ar/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=40

If you ever read the answers to the questions you ask, you will know if it runs already, and if you don't care to read the answers: try to install OpenSUSE (and whatever other distro you might want to ask about) and see by yourself if the game runs! It could be great fun, and you will probably learn a lot about GNU/Linux and different environments/distros.

To answer your question: yes, unless OpenSUSE 11.0 is broken and lacks a lot of packages and libraries (which I hardly think is the case) it should run perfectly well.

Good luck playing Regnum in whatever distro you choose!

[Znurre]

I use openSUSE 11.0 and Regnum works without any problems.
Might be that you need to install openal, this can be done easily using the YaST package manager GUI or from the terminal by "zypper in openal".

If you want a tip, I would suggest you to wait 1 or 2 weeks until 11.1 comes out stable.

[haloboydeath]

I'm going to start using it soon.

Right now I have Ubuntu 8.10 on my machine and it will do for now.

However I do plan to stick with the GNOME desktop environment.

[UmarilsStillHere]

Linux hurts my brain

[ArcticWolf]

Originally Posted by 210paul

Linux hurts my brain

Your brain may be too used to Windows, which is bad... As bad as your brain being too used to Linux.

It is true that most of the distros are not for the end user who has no time or interest in adapting to a new paradigm. They try to cope with a wide range of special and standard hardware, software and usability. That said, no operating system will be 100% perfect when trying to address a broad spectrum of users
(corporate, gamers, programmers or web-surfers). Ubuntu is a bloated OS that makes everything more difficult when trying to simplify things.

Maybe the solution is to use the package manager to customize the entire system with a meta-package. The distro should be the bare-bones of the system, trying to use only the services needed to run. Why do I want cups if I don't have a printer? Why do I need to index all my hard-drive if I don't use that feature? Why should I have three different graphics drivers in xorg in a laptop? Hey, it DETECTS it is a laptop, and common sense tells you that most of its hardware can't change (except peripherals). I want my laptop to boot under 30 seconds, so I need concurrent boot. Why can't we just use Init-ng?

Those are the things the Ubuntu team is doing wrong, IMHO. They're mistaking simplicity with stupidity, and ignorance with incompetence.

Virtually any app compiled for a given architecture (cpu) will work with the needed libriaries. Luckily, the linux version of Regnum Online is compiled on a stock GNU/Linux distro (and it is kind of old). Debian Etch can run this game, so you shouldn't be worried about running Regnum in other distros.

@Kailer: I know most of this post is off-topic, but please, don't delete it.

[UmarilsStillHere]

Originally Posted by Xephandor

It is true that most of the distros are ...

/me's Brain is more scared of the big scary linux "thing" now

If only it was this simple... http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/10/07...-dos-airlines/

[ArcticWolf]

Originally Posted by 210paul

/me's Brain is more scared of the big scary linux "thing" now

If only it was this simple... http://www.linuxscrew.com/2007/10/07...-dos-airlines/

It really is... The problem is that you should know where to look for good advice.

The following works of any OS, not only Linux-based distros.

It's this simple: don't click on next every time the automagic assistant tells you to do something. Just take your time to read what you're doing...

Don't rush the updates. If it works and it's safe (no security flaws) there's no real need to update, unless you really need it. Of course, updating is good, but you can do it once in a week or two (so the dev's would have enough time to test for compatibility issues).

Don't install useless software. Why do you want 12986987 apps you might use some day? Windows has this "registry" system that is a pain in the back... Linux, on the other hand, doesn't.

People say it's too difficult. It's because they have to learn some things about real system management and forget "the old ways" of Windows installers and such. Unluckily, there is no appropriate fostering of newcomers.

The last time I installed Debian it was pretty simple and it detected everything in the first run. I had to install the nvidia and the madwifi (wifi :P) driver. As I kept my old package list in my mail I could install the rest of the apps in less than 2 hours, without monitoring the process. Just a simple "aptitude install `cat list.txt`". :P

Most of the problems I hear about are:

• How can I turn on the direct rendering? (i.e.: install the nvidia or ati drivers).
• Which program will allow me to do the same as the Windows counterpart? (i.e.: "Where's MSN, Internet Explorer and Word?")
• Can I change the ugly brownish-looking color of my desktop?
• How do I install things?

Seriously, I think I'm going to write a thread about this stuff. Kailer, could you please split the topic? ^^

[shirtees]

Well said X... about Ubuntu and some if its bloat... I think maybe its just redundancy so it works on more computers than it doesnt work on. For an XP guy switching to Ubuntu a couple years ago, Im more than happy and satisfied!

Originally Posted by Xephandor

Your brain may be too used to Windows, which is bad... As bad as your brain being too used to Linux.

It is true that most of the distros are not for the end user who has no time or interest in adapting to a new paradigm. They try to cope with a wide range of special and standard hardware, software and usability. That said, no operating system will be 100% perfect when trying to address a broad spectrum of users
(corporate, gamers, programmers or web-surfers). Ubuntu is a bloated OS that makes everything more difficult when trying to simplify things.

Maybe the solution is to use the package manager to customize the entire system with a meta-package. The distro should be the bare-bones of the system, trying to use only the services needed to run. Why do I want cups if I don't have a printer? Why do I need to index all my hard-drive if I don't use that feature? Why should I have three different graphics drivers in xorg in a laptop? Hey, it DETECTS it is a laptop, and common sense tells you that most of its hardware can't change (except peripherals). I want my laptop to boot under 30 seconds, so I need concurrent boot. Why can't we just use Init-ng?

Those are the things the Ubuntu team is doing wrong, IMHO. They're mistaking simplicity with stupidity, and ignorance with incompetence.

Virtually any app compiled for a given architecture (cpu) will work with the needed libriaries. Luckily, the linux version of Regnum Online is compiled on a stock GNU/Linux distro (and it is kind of old). Debian Etch can run this game, so you shouldn't be worried about running Regnum in other distros.

@Kailer: I know most of this post is off-topic, but please, don't delete it.