In this tutorial, we will be installing Red Eclipse 2 on Alpine Linux Latest. Red Eclipse 2 is an open-source first-person shooter game that offers fast-paced gameplay and a wide range of customization options. The game is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS operating systems.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
Before we install Red Eclipse 2, we need to install its dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package list:
sudo apk update
Once the package list is updated, run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apk add libgl libxcursor libxrandr libxxf86vm libxi
We can download Red Eclipse 2 from its official website. Open a web browser and go to the following URL:
https://redeclipse.net/download
Scroll down to the "Linux" section and click on the "Red Eclipse 2 - Linux 64-Bit" link. The latest version at the time of writing this tutorial is 2.0-RC6. Save the downloaded file to your preferred location.
After downloading Red Eclipse 2, we need to install it. Open the terminal and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the file. In our case, we downloaded the file to the "Downloads" directory, so we will run the following command:
cd ~/Downloads
Once you are in the correct directory, run the following command to extract the downloaded archive:
tar -xvf redeclipse-2.0-RC6.tar.gz
The extracted files will be stored in a directory named redeclipse-2.0-RC6. Rename this directory to redeclipse for convenience:
mv redeclipse-2.0-RC6 redeclipse
Now, we need to grant executable permission to the redeclipse binary:
chmod +x redeclipse/redeclipse
We have successfully installed Red Eclipse 2 on Alpine Linux Latest. To launch the game, navigate to the redeclipse directory and run the following command:
./redeclipse
This will launch Red Eclipse 2, and you can start playing the game.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Red Eclipse 2 on Alpine Linux Latest. We installed the required dependencies, downloaded the game, and launched it successfully. Now you can enjoy playing Red Eclipse 2 on your Alpine Linux Latest system.
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