Hi I am trying to install a game in simply mepis alpha2 6.0 .The game is called xgalaga hear is what i get from a shell?

root@1[samuelmp]# cd /home/samuelmp/Desktop/xgalaga_2.0.34.orig
root@1[xgalaga_2.0.34.orig]# ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
root@1[xgalaga_2.0.34.orig]# make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.
root@1[xgalaga_2.0.34.orig]# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
root@1[xgalaga_2.0.34.orig]# cd /home/samuelmp/Desktop/xgalaga_2.0.34.orig/xgalaga-2.0.34
root@1[xgalaga-2.0.34]# ./configure
creating cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for ranlib... ranlib
checking for X... no
configure: error: Can't find X, you need X!
root@1[xgalaga-2.0.34]#


my queston how can I install this game

and what is X

It means that you need Xwindows (or just, X) to run the game, because it's not for command line interface.

So, you have to install a Xserver (packages xserver-xfree86 or, in my case, xserver-xorg) which can handle this windows and also a desktop enviroment (xfce, fluxbox, kde, gnome...). Then it should run (I suppose).

O.K where can i download that for mepis based on debian

I don't know mepis, but here I've read that it supports apt repositories (and also other ways to install and update software)

As I use debian, the way I install software usually is using apt.
So, if you don't have a /etc/apt/sources.list, you can write one following the guidelines exposed in this thread:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=330913

Then, simply type as root:
EDITED: By the way, if you use apt to install your software, it also check and resolve dependecies, so maybe typing you get all the software you need.

I need an easy way to install XFree86

I will only get the same problem

As you are using the Mepis6 which uses the Ubuntu repos, use the Ubuntu universe repo.

Seee here:

http://packages.ubuntulinux.org/dapper/games/xgalaga

I don't use Mepis6 so I don't know what the universe repo address is, as I use Mepis 3.4.3 and the Debian repos.

I installed it by APT-GEt insted