hi, i installed SuSE 10.0 Linux on my laptop a few days ago and have some experience with Linux before that (Sophmore year of highschool was a linux class, used redhat.)

but i have a question now. How do i install source code, i recently downloaded the source code for Quake III as it was released and was wondering to myself how i go about installing it.

as usual i first checked the "search" function on this forum but unfortunately did not come across an answer.

thanks for any help, im still learning how to use linux and im glad it revived my laptop into a fast, lean computer rather than a slower-than-my-desktop laptop.

actually, there are many answers to this on this forum.

search for 'installing from source' or compiling source or something similar.

or read the documentation on the site you downlaoded it from.

or read the README or INSTALL file that was most likely included in the archived file you downloaded

ahh it says this in the readme:

so were you able to do it? do you understand what its saying?

no idea i must admit.

I saw the link for QIII source code on ID's website. Are you sure you wan't the source code and not the Quake III Arena Demo. The QIII Demo is the only linux download I see offered on that page. I would just make sure first.

Oh yeah, I would read the requirements also. A 100% full OpenGL compliant 3-D video card and Linux driver is required. Just thought I would point that out since you are using a laptop.