[Debian / Ubuntu] 1-line script: install Minetest Git

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[Debian / Ubuntu] 1-line script: install Minetest Git

by Calinou » Post

This is an 1-line script that downloads and compiles Minetest and minetest_game.

Just paste this in a terminal, type your password when it's required – this assumes you use sudo to use administrator commands (which is the default in Ubuntu/Mint), the password is required only once:

If you don't know which one to use, use the non-portable one: the portable one is meant to be put on an USB drive or similar to play on several PCs with only one installation.

NOTE: This script may not work immediately on Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.04. You may need to swap libpng and libjpeg for more recent versions, which have different package names. Consider the Minetest Flatpak as a simpler way to run latest Minetest versions, that doesn't require root rights as well.

For non-portable installs (puts user data in ~/.minetest):

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git build-essential libirrlicht-dev libgettextpo0 libfreetype6-dev cmake libbz2-dev libpng12-dev libjpeg8-dev libxxf86vm-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsqlite3-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libopenal-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libluajit-5.1-dev liblua5.1-0-dev && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/minetest/minetest.git "$HOME/minetest" && cd "$HOME/minetest/games" && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game.git && cd .. && cmake . && make -j$(nproc) && sudo make install && minetest; echo -e "\n\n\e[1;33mYou can run Minetest again by typing \"minetest\" in a terminal or selecting it in an applications menu.\nYou can install mods in ~/.minetest/mods, too.\e[0m"
For "portable" installs (puts user data in program data directory):

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git build-essential libirrlicht-dev libgettextpo0 libfreetype6-dev cmake libbz2-dev libpng12-dev libjpeg8-dev libxxf86vm-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsqlite3-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libopenal-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libluajit-5.1-dev liblua5.1-0-dev && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/minetest/minetest.git "$HOME/minetest" && cd "$HOME/minetest/games" && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game.git && cd .. && cmake . -DRUN_IN_PLACE=1 && make -j$(nproc) && sudo make install && minetest; echo -e "\n\n\e[1;33mYou can run Minetest again by typing \"minetest\" in a terminal or selecting it in an applications menu.\nYou can install mods in ~/.minetest/mods, too.\e[0m"
You can update your existing (portable or not) Minetest installation by typing this after opening a terminal, provided you haven't moved the directory:

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cd minetest; git pull; make -j$(nproc)
This automatically runs Minetest when done and tells you the Minetest binary can be found in ~/minetest/bin.
Last edited by Calinou on Sat Dec 28, 2013 21:27, edited 1 time in total.

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by OmniStudent » Post

VERY NICE!!!

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by kaeza » Post

Cool thing. Gonna try it :)
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by Ragnar » Post

nice ;)
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btw, will this take the latest version?
Are you saying that I put an abnormal brain into a seven and a half foot long, fifty-four inch wide GORILLA?

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by PilzAdam » Post

2232 wrote:and how do you uninstall it??
Just remove the minetest folder.

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by PilzAdam » Post

Ragnar wrote:btw, will this take the latest version?
Seems so.

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by Topywo » Post

Yes, I just tried Calinous version out, it installs 0.4.4. It makes a 'minetest'-folder without serial numbers.

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by Calinou » Post

Minor update about the "echo" command, which tells the user they can put mods in ~/.minetest/mods/minetest.

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by rubenwardy » Post

you forgot -DRUN_IN_PLACE

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sudo apt-get install git-core build-essential libirrlicht-dev cmake libbz2-dev libpng12-dev libjpeg8-dev libxxf86vm-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsqlite3-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libopenal-dev;git clone git://github.com/celeron55/minetest.git;cd minetest/games;git clone git://github.com/celeron55/minetest_game.git;cd ..;cmake . -DRUN_IN_PLACE=1;cd src;make -j2;cd ../bin;./minetest;echo -e "\n\nYou can run Minetest again by double-clicking \"minetest\" in the \"bin\" folder of the \"minetest\" folder in your home folder.\nYou can install mods in ~/.minetest/mods/minetest, too."
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by Calinou » Post

rubenwardy wrote:you forgot -DRUN_IN_PLACE

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sudo apt-get install git-core build-essential libirrlicht-dev cmake libbz2-dev libpng12-dev libjpeg8-dev libxxf86vm-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libsqlite3-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libopenal-dev;git clone git://github.com/celeron55/minetest.git;cd minetest/games;git clone git://github.com/celeron55/minetest_game.git;cd ..;cmake . -DRUN_IN_PLACE=1;cd src;make -j2;cd ../bin;./minetest;echo -e "\n\nYou can run Minetest again by double-clicking "minetest" in the "bin" folder of the "minetest" folder in your home folder.\nYou can install mods in ~/.minetest/mods/minetest, too."
This is intended: this one-line script is not intended for "portable" installs. The user data goes to ~/.minetest, which means the whole minetest folder is cleaner.
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by pandaro » Post

Beautiful
Yesterday I switched to debian wheezy, just to try.
But it was hard to install minetest through the package "deb" for ubuntu (missing dependencies, etc.).
Instead it seems to me that this script is perfect for debian, I would suggest you add it to the download page! so also those who use debian can be installed easily!
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by Calinou » Post

Update: Freetype and gettext are now installed and used (for translations and a more complete character set).

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by dsalt » Post

I've found it easier to use local git repositories with branches for packaging purposes. When I want to do a build, I merge the branches which I want (not necessarily committing the result) and then “debuild binary”. dpkg takes care of the rest.

As for missing dependencies, install using apt-get or aptitude or something similar (and, optionally, mark them as automatically installed).

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by xyz » Post

Minetest repos have moved to https://github.com/minetest

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by Calinou » Post

Edited.

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Irrlicht Engine version 1.7.3
Linux 3.5.0-17-generic #28-Ubuntu SMP Tue Oct 9 19:31:23 UTC 2012 x86_64
Using renderer: OpenGL 2.1.2
GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a/integrated/SSE2: NVIDIA Corporation
OpenGL driver version is 1.2 or better.
GLSL version: 1.2
Loaded texture: /home/casimir/minetest/textures/base/pack/menuheader.png
14:55:28: ERROR[main]: ModError: Required common mods "bucket", "default", "doors", "fire", "stairs" could not be found.
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by Traxie21 » Post

I assume you dont have common in the games folder.

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by Calinou » Post

Edited the script so that it downloads the "common" mods.

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by doyousketch2 » Post

Using the latest Debian testing. Had to add libsm-dev to my apt-get line to get it to compile,
otherwise you get a libSM.so error.

You could also include libcurl4-openssl-dev in there if you so choose.

also git-core is considered an obsolete package, and they just call it git now.
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by ch98 » Post

can you do this for mac too? maybe both intel and ppc version.
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by Calinou » Post

ch98 wrote:can you do this for mac too? maybe both intel and ppc version.
Nope.

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by keyxmakerx » Post

Would cmake work for every compiled program via linux? dis/ubuntu

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keyxmakerx wrote:Would cmake work for every compiled program via linux? dis/ubuntu
No, cmake only works for programs that have a special CMake file
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by Neon » Post

This works for Fedora distros: viewtopic.php?id=5211

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