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Make sure to actually ''extract'' the archive; do not just open the archive and run the game from the window that appears. If you do this then it may appear to work, but your save game data will get discarded. This is the cause of many "my saved games keep getting deleted" complaints. The game also needs to be able to write to its own folder, so do '''not''' install it in C:\Program Files if you are running Windows Vista or later. | Make sure to actually ''extract'' the archive; do not just open the archive and run the game from the window that appears. If you do this then it may appear to work, but your save game data will get discarded. This is the cause of many "my saved games keep getting deleted" complaints. The game also needs to be able to write to its own folder, so do '''not''' install it in C:\Program Files if you are running Windows Vista or later. | ||
− | == | + | == Mac == |
− | The | + | The Mac version is not a single application bundle, but like the Windows version it consists of a folder containing the application along with data files and there is no installer. The entire folder can be dragged into the Applications folder or placed elsewhere. As with the Windows version, the game must be able to write to its own folder. |
To start the game execute the launch script "df". Launching "dwarfort.exe" by itself will ''not'' work (since the "df" script sets up [[wikipedia:environment variables|environment variables]] pointing to DF's libraries). | To start the game execute the launch script "df". Launching "dwarfort.exe" by itself will ''not'' work (since the "df" script sets up [[wikipedia:environment variables|environment variables]] pointing to DF's libraries). | ||
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* '''Running''': Run '''./df''' to execute the Dwarf Fortress wrapper script. | * '''Running''': Run '''./df''' to execute the Dwarf Fortress wrapper script. | ||
* '''Troubleshooting''': If you get an error like this: | * '''Troubleshooting''': If you get an error like this: | ||
− | + | ./libs/Dwarf_Fortress: error while loading shared libraries: libSDL_image-1.2.so.0: | |
− | + | cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory | |
− | + | : it means that your system is missing one or more shared libraries. | |
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− | it means that your system is missing one or more shared libraries. | ||
To fix this problem run the following command in a new terminal: | To fix this problem run the following command in a new terminal: | ||
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Ubuntu 14 (or systems without ia32-libs): | Ubuntu 14 (or systems without ia32-libs): | ||
− | + | sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-0:i386 libglu1-mesa:i386 libsdl-image1.2:i386 libsdl-sound1.2:i386 libsdl-ttf2.0-0:i386 | |
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Ubuntu 13 and below: | Ubuntu 13 and below: | ||
− | + | sudo apt-get install ia32-libs libsdl-image1.2 libsdl-sound1.2 libsdl-ttf2.0-0 | |
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− | + | After the last command has finished (it should take about 5-10 minutes) go back to the old terminal and retry the ./df command. | |
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* '''Upgrading''': Since every new version of Dwarf Fortress unpacks in a directory named '''df_linux''' you have to manage upgrades yourself. As on all systems, you should '''not''' unpack a new version of DF on top of an old version's directory -- this will cause things to break, usually in subtle and mysterious ways. Instead, you should either delete or rename the old '''df_linux''' directory first, before extracting the new version. | * '''Upgrading''': Since every new version of Dwarf Fortress unpacks in a directory named '''df_linux''' you have to manage upgrades yourself. As on all systems, you should '''not''' unpack a new version of DF on top of an old version's directory -- this will cause things to break, usually in subtle and mysterious ways. Instead, you should either delete or rename the old '''df_linux''' directory first, before extracting the new version. | ||