QuakeJS is a browser-based port of the Quake engine, which can run Quake, Quake II, and Hexen II. It is an open-source project that can be downloaded and installed on various platforms. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of QuakeJS on Debian Latest.
Before starting, make sure that you have the following:
QuakeJS requires Node.js to be installed to run. If you have not already installed Node.js, you can install it using the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
Clone the QuakeJS repository using Git. If you do not have Git installed, install it using the following command:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git
Clone the QuakeJS repository using Git with the following command:
git clone https://github.com/begleysm/quakejs.git
QuakeJS has several dependencies that need to be installed before it can run. Change to the quakejs directory and use the following command to install the dependencies.
cd quakejs
npm install
Configure the QuakeJS game settings and server settings by editing the config files in the following directories:
quakejs/baseq/
quakejs/baseql/
Now that you have installed QuakeJS and its dependencies and configured its settings, you can start the QuakeJS server. Run the following command to start the server:
node server.js
In this tutorial, you learned how to install QuakeJS on Debian Latest. After completing this tutorial, you can run Quake, Quake II, and Hexen II through the QuakeJS port.
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