[SOLVED] enemy-territory in home directory wont start

shred_eng · 11-19-2009, 07:25 AM

hi, i installed enemy territory in /home/etplayer/enemy-territory/ and created a directory
/home/bin instead of going for the default install which puts symlinks in /usr/local/bin or could be /usr/bin, and the rest of the files in /usr/local/games/enemy-territory, anyhow, and now when i type et into the terminal the game wont start.so im guessing i need to make a link somehow to kick the game into life, i tried a few crackpot ideas but they didnt work

so i need some advice..

thx,

Komakino · 11-19-2009, 07:38 AM

We need more information. "The game won't start" doesn't tell us anything.

Count Zero · 11-19-2009, 07:43 AM

I'd use the command "whereis" to locate binary and the command "which" to locate the command

Try:

Code:

whereis et

Code:

which et

That should give you some useful info. Remember that you also need to have the executable in your PATH in order to be able to run the program.

/CZ

shred_eng · 11-19-2009, 08:07 AM

the only other info is : i login as etplayer then type startx, then type et into shell and get : command not found

whereis and which, return nothing unfortunately, the executables are in /home/etplayer/enemy-territory/et and et.x86 and symlinks are in the bin folder i created /home/etplayer/bin

when you say: in your path, do you mean if i cd into /home/etplayer/enemy-territory/ ? because i tried that, also i cd'd into /home/etplayer/bin/

Komakino · 11-19-2009, 08:16 AM

if you cd into the directory you'll need to type

Code:

./et

(it's a security precaution; the current directory is not in the path)

By 'in your path' he means the list of directories that are searched for an executable when you type a command into the terminal. You can find out the current list by typing:

Code:

echo $PATH

You can add a directory to your path with

Code:

export PATH="$PATH:/home/etplayer/enemy-territory"

and if you add that line to the file .bashrc in your home directory it will add it automatically each time when you start bash.

shred_eng · 11-19-2009, 08:41 AM

yeeess its working now, i have to cd into /home/etplayer/enemy-territory/ and use the ./ thing, to start it. thanks, also for the PATH info thats real useful.