Tutorial: How to Install QuakeJS on Fedora CoreOS

QuakeJS is a web-based multiplayer first-person shooter game engine which allows you to play Quake III Arena in your browser. If you're a fan of Quake, you can now play it easily on your Fedora CoreOS Latest. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install QuakeJS on your Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1 - Install Git

Start by installing Git. This is necessary to clone the QuakeJS repository from Github.

sudo dnf install git -y

Step 2 - Clone QuakeJS

Next, clone the QuakeJS repository using git.

git clone https://github.com/begleysm/quakejs.git

Wait for the command to complete successfully.

Step 3 - Install Dependencies

QuakeJS requires some dependencies installed for it to work. Install them by running:

sudo dnf install nodejs npm libtool glibc-devel libX11-devel libXt-devel gcc-c++ -y

Step 4 - Install QuakeJS

Go to your cloned QuakeJS directory, install the required node packages and then start the QuakeJS server.

cd quakejs
npm install
npm start

Step 5 - Play!

You can now open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:27960/ to connect to the QuakeJS server running on your Fedora CoreOS Latest. Now you can start to play Quake III Arena in your browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed QuakeJS on your Fedora CoreOS Latest.

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