How to install IFM on OpenSUSE Latest

IFM (Interactive Fiction Mapper) is a mapping tool for Interactive Fiction games. This tutorial explains how to install it on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that your system has the following packages installed:

You can install them by running the following command:

sudo zypper install git make cmake gcc gcc-c++

Installation

Follow the steps below to install IFM on OpenSUSE Latest:

  1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.

  2. Clone the IFM repository by running the following command:

    git clone https://github.com/misterunknown/ifm.git
    
  3. Navigate to the cloned directory:

    cd ifm
    
  4. Create a build directory:

    mkdir build
    
  5. Navigate to the build directory:

    cd build
    
  6. Generate build files:

    cmake ..
    
  7. Build the project:

    make
    
  8. Install the IFM binary by running the following command:

    sudo make install
    
  9. You can now launch IFM by running the following command:

    ifm
    

Conclusion

You have successfully installed IFM on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use it to create maps for Interactive Fiction games.

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