Red Eclipse 2 is a free and open-source first-person shooter game. It runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Red Eclipse 2 on Linux Mint.
To install Red Eclipse 2 on Linux Mint, you need the following prerequisites:
Before installing Red Eclipse 2, you need to install some required dependencies on your Linux Mint system. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install libsdl2-2.0-0 libsdl2-image-2.0-0 libsdl2-mixer-2.0-0 libsdl2-ttf-2.0-0
This command will install the required libraries for Red Eclipse 2, including SDL2, SDL2 image, SDL2 mixer, and SDL2 TTF.
Red Eclipse 2 is available for download from the official website of Red Eclipse. Open your web browser and navigate to https://redeclipse.net/download. Choose the version suitable for your system, which is Linux 64-bit for Linux Mint.
Once you've downloaded the package, move to the next step.
The Red Eclipse 2 package should be available in your downloads folder. Open your file manager and navigate to the downloads directory. Right-click on the Red Eclipse 2 package and select "Extract here" option.
Alternatively, you can unzip the package by running the following command in your terminal:
unzip redeclipse_1.6.0_linux.zip
This command will extract the package contents to a directory named redeclipse_1.6.0_linux.
After extracting the Red Eclipse package, navigate to the extracted directory using the terminal:
cd redeclipse_1.6.0_linux
And then run the following command to install Red Eclipse 2:
./redeclipse.sh install
Once the installation is complete, you can start Red Eclipse 2 by running:
./redeclipse.sh
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Red Eclipse 2 on Linux Mint. Now, you can enjoy playing Red Eclipse 2 game on your Linux Mint machine. Happy gaming!
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