I've enjoyed this game on my SuSE 9.0 installation and was anxious to try it on FC2, so I downloaded the RPM from
http://freshrpms.net/ which had a May 22nd. changelog for a rebuild for FC2 (armagetron-0.2.5.2-3.1.fc2.fr.i386.rpm) . Installed as (su) rpm -ivh armagetron-0.2.5.2-3.1.fc2.fr.i386.rpm which resulted in a very quick install and no dependency issues. The icon shows up under Games (/usr/games), however when I click on it to execute, I get a quick black screen and nothing more. I've tried to run it logged in as Root and have double-checked the permissions, but nothing seems to be amiss. The directory lists the following folders:
arenas bin language models music sound textures
Since I have YUM linked to
http://dag.wieers.com , I also double-checked his site, removed Armagetron with Synaptic and used the YUM install for his version - same result.
Here's the response when I try to install it and run it from the terminal:
[bob@localhost bin]$ ./armagetron
Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)
Someone suggested that the SDL_image file needed to be installed....so.... I checked Dag Wieers site and the specs called for SDL_image => 1.2 . Downloaded and ran the latest SDL_image to make sure... here's the response:
[root@localhost armagetron]# rpm -ivh SDL_image-1.2.3-4.1.i386.rpm
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
package SDL_image-1.2.3-4.1 is already installed
[root@localhost armagetron]# cd /usr/bin
[root@localhost bin]# ./armagetron
Fatal signal: Segmentation Fault (SDL Parachute Deployed)
I'd appreciate any help/suggestions about this one. I like Tux Racer and some of the other games, but Armagetron is one of those games that feel like you can NEVER beat it....which is why it drives me crazy....