OpenTTD in Debian

[matthijs]

As of yesterday, openttd packages are available from the Debian archives. While debian packages have been available for
download from Sourceforge since 0.3.5, Debian unstable users can now simply use apt to install and upgrade openttd.

The package should also be available for users of Debian testing shortly. Unfortunately, we have missed the release of the current Debian stable (etch), but
we will try to include openttd in the backports.org archives soon for users of Debian stable.

Thanks go out to Jordi Mallach for helping me with packaging and uploading the package to Debian.

[Dextro]

This is a happy day for us debian users (now we only need ubuntu aswell to top of the cake )

[matthijs]

As far as I've understood Ubuntu, it should follow pretty much automatically when they start preparing the next release. OpenTTD is not a very complicated package, so there shouldn't be any problems with automatically including it in Ubuntu, I think.

[BlazE]

Great! Thank you! No manual downloading anymore.

[TrueBrain]

Nice job guys!

[DeeLight]

n1 hope i ll be able to set up a server on debian then...

currently i become this error message:

MD5 of TRG1R.GRF is ****INCORRECT**** - File Corrupt.
MD5 of TRGIR.GRF is ****INCORRECT**** - File Corrupt.

[matthijs]

Are you sure those files are not actually corrupt? Perhaps you can try to find a version from elsewhere?

If you're convinced that the files are ok, please open a topic on the OpenTTD problems topic instead posting again here. This doesn't sound like a debian-specific issue anyway.

[DeeLight]

i opened a topic in "problems" already... but no one could help me so far...

maybe someone can send me these files?

[Sleepie]

This topic might help you, DeeLight

[zulu9]

many thanks to everyone who made this possible.
I've been waiting for openttd to hit debian for ages.
thanks and thanks again


now good look on making free graphics so we can one day enjoy transport tycoon without the original data!

[DeeLight]

Debian Rules...

BTW: What system is recomment 4 an OTTD Server?

I have currently 3 Servers:

AMD Athlon 2400+
512MB Ram

Running:
2x CS 1.6 Servers
Confixx
Websites

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
1GB Ram

Running:

1x CS 1000 FPS 1.6 Server

Intel Core2Duo E6600
2GB Ram

Running:

2X CS 1000FPS 1.6 Servers

All Servers use Debian 3.1

[Killer 11]

Core duo thing would handle any game with any ammount of players and vehicles IMO

I don't know this stuff too well but i think a 2ghz proc with 1gb ram is more than enough for OpenTTD serv on a 1024x1024 map tough it might get laggy later so you canj ust host 512x512 map

[DeeLight]

okey...

but first i have to setup coorectly

[orudge]

That's good to know. Weren't there some legal wranglings about trying to get OpenTTD into Debian in the past?

[jonty-comp]

Debian Rules...

BTW: What system is recomment 4 an OTTD Server?

...

All Servers use Debian 3.1

Well, I've played 5-player OTTD games on 512x512 with no problems whatsoever hosted on an 800Mhz server before, so there can't be many limits with your hardware.

[DeeLight]

That's good to know. Weren't there some legal wranglings about trying to get OpenTTD into Debian in the past?

Dont know if it was a Debian problem or just cause i dont know how to set up correctly ^^

[Ammler]

Are the grfs from the original included in the package?

[Sacro]

I really doubt that...

[patter]

Are the grfs from the original included in the package?

No they're not, so you need to download the GRFs from this forum or somewhere.

Thats probably what the legal problem was that Grudge referred to. Historically, Debian's done the same thing for Doom - allowed the program & docs to be packaged but required you to have the original (non-free, non-open) game data files.

[Mets]

Just curious - what did we call the files in apt? I did an apt-cache search for openttd and I found nothing