Zero-K is a free, open-source RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game that can run on various platforms including Linux, Windows, and macOS. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Zero-K on MXLinux.
Before we proceed, make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:
Before we install any new package, it is always a good practice to update the package manager to the latest version. Open the terminal from the applications menu and update the package manager by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update
Zero-K requires some dependencies to be installed on the system before we proceed with the installation. We need to install the following dependencies:
sudo apt-get install libfreetype6 libogg0 libvorbis0a libvorbisenc2 libvorbisfile3 libopenal1 libglew2.0 libode5 libssl1.1
Zero-K is not available in the official repository of MXLinux, so we need to download it from the official website. We will use the curl command-line utility to download Zero-K.
Run the following command in the terminal to download the latest version of Zero-K:
curl -L https://zero-k.info/Zero-K.zip -o Zero-K.zip
Once the download is complete, extract the downloaded file using either the file manager or the following command in the terminal:
unzip Zero-K.zip
This will extract the Zero-K archive to a new directory named Zero-K.
Move the Zero-K directory to the ~/Games directory, which should be your home directory's Games directory:
mv Zero-K ~/Games/
To launch Zero-K, navigate to the ~/Games/Zero-K/ directory and run the Zero-K shell script:
cd ~/Games/Zero-K/
./Zero-K.sh
This will launch the Zero-K game. You can now play the game.
In this tutorial, we learned how to install Zero-K on MXLinux. We installed the required dependencies, downloaded and installed Zero-K, and finally launched the game. Enjoy playing Zero-K on your MXLinux system.
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