The Battle for Wesnoth is a popular, turn-based strategy game that you can play on your desktop or laptop computer. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install The Battle for Wesnoth, which is available on GitHub, on MXLinux Latest.
Before you start, you need to have the following:
The first step is to make sure that all the necessary dependencies for The Battle for Wesnoth are installed on your system. Open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libbz2-dev libvorbis-dev libphysfs-dev libsdl2-dev libopenal-dev libreadline-dev git
This command will install all of the required packages that The Battle for Wesnoth needs to run on MXLinux Latest.
Next, you need to download the source code for The Battle for Wesnoth from GitHub. Run the following command in the terminal:
git clone https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth.git
This command will clone the latest version of the game's source code to your machine.
Once the source code for The Battle for Wesnoth has been cloned to your computer, you need to build and install the game. Navigate to the directory where the code was cloned and run the following commands:
cd wesnoth
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make -j4
sudo make install
The first command will navigate you into the wesnoth directory, followed by creating a new directory called build and moving into it. The cmake command will configure the build of The Battle for Wesnoth, while make will compile the source code for the game. The -j4 flag tells the make command to use four CPU cores to speed up the build. Lastly, the sudo make install command will install The Battle for Wesnoth on your system.
The installation process for The Battle for Wesnoth is now complete. You can launch the game by running the following command in the terminal:
wesnoth
The game should now start, and you can enjoy playing the game on your MXLinux Latest system.
That's it! You have successfully installed The Battle for Wesnoth on your MXLinux Latest system. The Battle for Wesnoth is a fantastic game that has been enjoyed by many people all around the world. With this installation, you will be able to join the ranks of those who have experienced the thrill of strategic battles in the world of Wesnoth.
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