[FAQ] Ryzom in Linux (The Unofficial HOW-TO)

[emfinnsy]

add this to client.cfg (caps matter, so big B and big D)
BackgroundDownloader = 0;
maybe it helps.

That's done it. My thanks. It downloaded the patch once again and then proceeded to load happilly after one "relauuch" round.

Thanks again. I really must get back into these things, try and become an answerer instead of a questioner.

[maryen]

I'm working on a GUI for the installer (just because).

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1171 ... ot1ca7.png

does anyone have any suggestions? And yes I plan to get permission from the author of that image before I distribute it as part of a program.

[katriell]

I'm working on a GUI for the installer (just because).

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/1171 ... ot1ca7.png

does anyone have any suggestions? And yes I plan to get permission from the author of that image before I distribute it as part of a program.

The Ryzom logo is...stretchy. x_x

Otherwise, nice. =)

[maryen]

yeah, it's just a placeholder till I find something better to put there.

[kyesmith]

Great to see the linux users helping each other, keep up the good work

[maryen]

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2244 ... ot4kn0.png

new picture of the installer widget. will be done with it tonight, then all I have to do is duct-tape the download widget and installer widget to the main part of the program, and voila! GUI installer made.

A few notes about this. It will still support CLI install, especially if you do not have the proper pyqt libraries installed (<4.0). you will also need the QT libraries that pyqt depends on, but that should be handled by your package manager. As always, you will need python installed to run this script. Finally, I highly recommend you download the file yourself rather than having the GUI installer handle it for you. For compatibility reasons, I removed wget downloads from the GUI version, which means no more continued downloads, and no download error detection (install will mess up if your internet dies halfway, etc.) I will fix this as I learn more about urllib.

New in this version:
- Cabextract installation: allows you to install the files with cabextract instead of wine, for a much more stable and quicker (around a minute quicker) install. Wine will still handle unpacking the .exe you download from the website.
- GUI install (of course )

[japamala]

Yay!

Now all I have to do is see if I can get it on a live CD, so I don't get in trouble for installing it on my bro's comp...

[blaah]

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2244/snapshot4kn0.pngWine will still handle unpacking the .exe you download from the website.

you can use unzip to unpack that big file.

[maryen]

^ I did not know that! I will add that then. I also forgot to mention, I'm adding the regular uninstall method using wine's uninstaller for people using wine to install the game. For the cabextract install, the program will just nuke the ryzom directory. Any other suggestions/pointers are greatly appreciated!

[maryen]

lots of delays!!

I was working on implementing pythons zip extracting code into the installer, but It was going very slow. It was at this time when it dawned on me why I should have 2x my ram as swap space. So I load up an ubuntu live cd and proceed to try to resize my root partition. I find out however my partition has a special module attached that makes it unable to be resized. So I get the bright idea to back up my entire hard drive, delete the partitions and resize them, then copy the data back. Suprisingly this works and does not mess up my system. Unsuprisingly I forget I copied the files back as root, and this includes my home directory. So when I log in, I cannot figure out why my kde won't load. Finally I figured it out and I'm here before you with no more code than when I last posted (at least I don't have less :3)