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Hello:

I run Linux (but NOT ubuntu). I have downloaded the new client at {something that starts with a K}.
I downloaded the package, uncompressed it, and NOW what do I do with it?
I really do not want to make hardlinks in all my directories under /opt/ryzom/.

So.....
What the h*ll do I do with this damn thing?

Just saying. I have just popped that uncomressed directory tree under /opt/ryzom/client/ but I really do not think that it is being read.

help me figure this thing out, please.

{{PS: if you do not use Linux, or if you are using Ubuntu, it will be of little help to me}}

... just saying....

System package is installed under /opt/ryzom, but you are not installing from package.

Where to put it is your choice. Usually its under $HOME/.ryzom (dot ryzom) because thats one of the locations ryzom client is searching for data. First choice is current working directory.

How you name new client file is of no importance either. If you want to test multiple versions, then you can have 'ryzom_client_32bit', 'ryzom_client_64bit' in same directory and launch directly those.

Wow...

Essentially I thought that were full of crap (SORRY), but, indeed, for some reason unknown to me there IS a .ryzom directory in my $HOME directory, however, the thing is practically empty (2 empty directories and 3 config files with nominal "stuff" in these)

Now, my install is in /opt/ryzom, just because I choose to do that, and THAT is my main ryzom directory, and that is the working directory for ryzom.

However, even though I plugged that into /opt/ryzom directory, I have seen no difference in Ryzom at all. So, either it works seamlessly, or it doesn't do a damn thing.

PS: The only reason I installed that package is because I am still seeing Zombie-Yubos around Yrkanis and Zora. I though it would fix that problem.

It didn't.

Well, I guess I shall have to deal with the Zombie-Yubos.

PPS: I had never installed the Halloween package, so the fact that I am still seeing them is... curious...

Well... I am going to drink a beer, watch an episode of Barney Miller, and login to Ryzom.....

Have a good game!

I just did a quick check via ls -luta to see when the last time is was read.... It seems to me that it IS reading that directory.

... just saying....

You should have 'user' directory under ryzom. You can remove those files.

The files will be downloaded automatically when you login and if ryzom process has write permissions to that directory.

OK.

Did a backup, deleted the contents of /opt/ryzom/client/user/, and ran the game.
Yes, indeed the server downloaded it again. After a restart, it works. I haven't gotten to Yrkanis or Zora, yet, but I will give it a try.... Thank you for your very good advice.

The Zombie-Yubos are gone from near Yrkanis and Zora.

Again, thank you.

Xanix I am using Lubuntu though I have used many other OS.

My ryzom is installed to my home directory under a hidden file .ryzom.

Don't know if that helps you any but my updates automatically got rid of the zombie yubos.

I prefer to install things to /opt also because I believe that is the proper place.

However, I have come to find out many programs do not honor that protocol. Their path commands will not work correctly installed under the /opt because that takes root permissions to write to that.

Hope that helps :)

Nehrie

Aaahhh...
No worries, I have given permission to my accout to read/write for the entire /opt/ directory. And, as you probably know, Linux is all about doing what you want to do, without restrictions (for good as well as bad).

So, I have no problem with running it under /opt/, as I have made damn well sure that I have configure my system in that manner.

But, thank you for your concerns.

You go girl! :) Good Job!

I have used so far mainly distros like Fedora, OpenSuse, Debian Sid, Lfs etc. where I placed the whole Ryzom stuff (until recently taken from SF) into directories like /usr/games/ryzom, /opt/games/ryzom, or /home/ryzom<suffix> for different versions (sometimes different alts starting their customized environment).

I regret a bit the demise of ryzom_update.sh script rsyncing a once installed ryzom environment, that was handy. It is not fully clear to me how a possibly static client may be updated nowadays (I am using 64bit clients on Linux exclusively now).

Edit: Wicked question: Anybody tried to implement Ryzom on FreeBSD?

WOW!!

Good question.

I am not in any way an expert, and I am brain-damaged due to a stroke a few years ago, HOWEVER, in my not humble opinion, it seems to me it "SHOULD" work on FreeBSD much like Linux.