hi there, although i've been lurking most of the time, i guess as the first linux builds have come to light it's time to step out of the shadows too. so greetings to uber and this great community! Disclaimer * This guide is for the direct download version (NOT STEAM; does anybody know if the installation files are different? Otherwise it should make no difference.) * Gentoo Linux is not officially supported (so don't bug the devs) but PA seems to run pretty well with a little work. That said, these are the steps i had to take to get it running. I'm using 'eix' to search and display packages - and highly recommend this nifty utility to any gentoo user - but "emerge -s" should produce similar results. ok on we go... [guide as of build 49900] * obvious dependencies: udev xorg-server + libxcb display/graphics drivers (ATI, Nvidia, Intel,...) graphical environment (KDE, GNOME, E17, Xfce, *box,...) * PA seems to depend on gconf (which probably is installed as a dependency on a gnome system) but needs to be installed otherwise. This is how it looks on my system and how to install it if necessary: Code: ~ $ eix -e gconf [I] gnome-base/gconf Installed versions: 2.32.4-r1(2)(05:47:40 PM 06/23/2013)(gtk introspection ldap policykit -debug) ~# emerge gconf * As probably everyone knows by now, libudev needs to be linked manually, otherwise PA starts up fine but displays only a black screen: Code: ~# cd /lib64 /lib64 # ln -s libudev.so.1 libudev.so.0 This will break in case of a major udev update but I guess it will be fixed by Uber eventually. At this point I was good to go - fire up the PA executable, enter your credentials and behold the annihilation! System and hardware specs (make.conf is attached if you'd like to check the use flags): AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T 8GB RAM NVidia GTX570 x11-base/xorg-server 1.13.4 sys-kernel/pf-sources 3.9.3-pf x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers 319.23 kde-base/kdebase-meta 4.10.3 PS: I already spotted some other gentoo folks, so if I missed something or made mistakes plz post or message! PPS: forum won't let me attach '*.conf' files, so the make.conf is uploaded as 'make.ini'. *rant*
Hello! On my Gentoo Linux x86_64 system the libudev file was in /usr/lib64 and was named libudev.so.1.3.5. My system is a pretty fresh install, and I have systemd on it. So, for me it was: Code: ln -sf /usr/lib64/libudev.so.1.3.5 /usr/lib64/libudev.so.0 Just figured I would share this little bit of info. Thank you for sharing yours.
@alexanderhaensch: Yes, I can play the game. The solution to your problem should be what I posted above, if your system is similar to mine. Though, currently for me it was /usr/lib64/libudev.so instead of /usr/lib64/libudev.so.1.3.5 Sorry for the late response, I have been busy.
I fixed the instructions - linking libudev.s0.0 to libudev.so.1 (which itself is a symlink to the up-to-date lib file) should resolve the issue of constantly needing to update the symlink when udev gets updated.
