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Installer needs improvements
I think you should take a look at games that install using the Loki installer (ie ut2k3, ut2k4, etc). The installer as it is now isnt exactly friendly.
I'm not sure if this is LSB compliant or anything, but games should by default install to /usr/local/games/ and shortcuts in /usr/local/bin, and even it isn't LSB standard, that is where the majority of retail games are installed.
Also, everything user specific should be installed in ~/.vendetta (config files, etc). This way the the installed directory doesnt have to be writable by anyone but the owner/root. And now all users will be able to have their own config.
I haven't even played the game yet, just installed it, so plan on hearing more from me.
I'm not sure if this is LSB compliant or anything, but games should by default install to /usr/local/games/ and shortcuts in /usr/local/bin, and even it isn't LSB standard, that is where the majority of retail games are installed.
Also, everything user specific should be installed in ~/.vendetta (config files, etc). This way the the installed directory doesnt have to be writable by anyone but the owner/root. And now all users will be able to have their own config.
I haven't even played the game yet, just installed it, so plan on hearing more from me.
Read this
http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/6/6035
Yup, games that are installed on the system and not provided by the distro go to /usr/local/games
But read that thread to see the problems.
http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/6/6035
Yup, games that are installed on the system and not provided by the distro go to /usr/local/games
But read that thread to see the problems.
Ah, thank you. I tried searching for similar issues but I guess I didn't try hard enough.