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Linux Quake HOWTO

Bob Zimbinski ( bobz@mr.net ), Brett A. Thomas ( quark@baz.com ), and Mike Hallock ( mikeh@medina.net )

v1.0.1.18, 18 December 1998

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This document explains how to install, run and troubleshoot Quake, QuakeWorld and Quake II on an Intel Linux system.

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1. Introduction

• 1.1 Feedback,Comments, Corrections
• 1.2 Other Formats of This Document
• 1.3 Acknowledgments
• 1.4 Other Sources of Information

2. Quake/Quakeworld

• 2.1 Minimum Requirements
• 2.2 Installing Quake
• 2.3 Adding the Linux Binaries
• 2.4 Setting Permissions
• 2.5 X11 Quake
• 2.6 SVGAlib Quake
• 2.7 GLQuake
• 2.8 Linux-Specific Command Line Options
• 2.9 QuakeWorld
• 2.10 Servers
• 2.11 Mods & Addons

3. Quake II

• 3.1 Prerequisites
• 3.2 Installing Quake II
• 3.3 Adding the Linux Binaries
• 3.4 Setting Permissions
• 3.5 The X Renderer
• 3.6 The SVGAlib Renderer
• 3.7 The OpenGL Renderer
• 3.8 The GLX Renderer
• 3.9 Linux-Specific Command Line Options
• 3.10 Quake II Servers ++
• 3.11 Mods & Addons

4. Related Software

• 4.1 QStat
• 4.2 XQF
• 4.3 QuickSpy
• 4.4 QPlug for Linux
• 4.5 qkHacklib
• 4.6 GiMd2Viewer
• 4.7 QIPX
• 4.8 Ice
• 4.9 Q2getty
• 4.10 rcon
• 4.11 qlog
• 4.12 Cheapo
• 4.13 qgraph
• 4.14 Vispatch ++
• 4.15 GStat ++
• 4.16 QuakeLaunch ++
• 4.17 QPLog ++

5. Troubleshooting/FAQs

• 5.1 General
• 5.2 Quake/QuakeWorld
• 5.3 Quake II

6. Tips & Tricks

• 6.1 Running X and GL games without setuid
• 6.2 Running SVGA and GL games from X
• 6.3 3Dfx "tweak" settings work in Linux too
• 6.4 The Poor Man's Server Browser
• 6.5 Using lib3dfxgl.so for Quake I
• 6.6 Getting rid of that annoying "POSSIBLE SCAN CODE ERROR 57" message in GLQuake. ++

7. Administrivia

• 7.1 New Versions of This Document
• 7.2 Distribution Policy
• 7.3 Revision History

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