The Battle for Wesnoth is a popular open-source turn-based strategy game that you can play on your NetBSD system. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps you need to take to install Wesnoth on your NetBSD system.
Before you start installing Wesnoth, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Firstly, you need to install the dependencies required for building Wesnoth. To install the dependencies, open a terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pkgin install cmake libsdl2 libsdl2_mixer libsdl2_image libsdl2_ttf sdl2_net
The above command will install the necessary libraries required to build Wesnoth.
After installing the dependencies, the next step is to clone the Wesnoth repository from GitHub. To clone the repository, open a terminal and enter the following command:
git clone git://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth.git
The above command will clone the Wesnoth repository to your current working directory.
Once you have cloned the repository, the next step is to build Wesnoth. To build Wesnoth, navigate to the cloned Wesnoth directory in your terminal and enter the following commands:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
The above commands will create a build directory, configure Wesnoth using CMake, and build it using the make tool.
After building Wesnoth, the final step is to install it. To install Wesnoth, enter the following command:
sudo make install
The above command will install Wesnoth on your NetBSD system.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed The Battle for Wesnoth on your NetBSD system. You can launch Wesnoth by entering the following command in your terminal:
wesnoth
Enjoy playing the game!
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