Installing pre-compiled binaries on OpenSUSE 11.2. - System : OpenSUSE 11.2 (x86-64) + KDE4:Desktop:Factory (KDE 4.4.3) + Packman Audio/Video (ffmpeg, xine) - Updated : 2010-05-16 - Machine : Intel Core2 Duo T7700 @ 2.4 GHz, 4 GiB RAM. - Graphics: nVidia Quadro FX 1600M 2D Driver: nvidia 3D Driver: NVIDIA 195.36.15 - Copied into a temporary directory: + 'FreeOrion-0.3.14.1-Linux-i386.tar.gz' and + 'Debugsymbols_FreeOrion-0.3.14.1-Linux-i386.tar.gz'. - Untarred 'FreeOrion-0.3.14.1-Linux-i386.tar.gz'. - Untarred 'Debugsymbols_FreeOrion-0.3.14.1-Linux-i386.tar.gz'. The debug symbols files were untarred in the wrong directory. Solution: + Untar into the 'freeorion/' directory, that was created by untarring 'FreeOrion-0.3.14.1-Linux-i386.tar.gz'. - Changed to superuser. - Went into directory with the tarballs. - Ran 'freeeorion/setup.sh'. - The checkboxes in the stup program are always unchecked. Clicking on them does not change their state visually, but when clicking 'Install a symbolic link into the path' the 'Binary path:' combo box grayed out. - Click [Install]: + Failed to copy 'README.txt'. Note that the link 'README' to 'README.txt' was ceated. + Failed to copy '*.dbg'. Copied the files manually. - Changed back to normal user. - Ran 'freeorion &' from the command line. - Got the following warning: " libpython2.5.so.1.0 => not found python2.5 missing. Using shipped version. PYTHONHOME=python2.5 " Note: OpenSUSE 11.2 uses Python 2.6. - Missing library: " ./freeorion: error while loading shared libraries: libXdmcp.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory " Installed 'xorg-x11-libXdmcp-32bit'. Note: Other 32bit packages (X.org, alsa) were already installed for Flash. - Ran 'freeorion &' from the command line. - Got the following warning: " ALSA lib conf.c:3601:(snd_config_update_r) Cannot access file /etc/alsa-pulse.conf ALSA lib control.c:902:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0 AL lib: alsa.c:797: control open (0): No such file or directory ALSA lib conf.c:3601:(snd_config_update_r) Cannot access file /etc/alsa-pulse.conf ALSA lib control.c:902:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL hw:0 AL lib: alsa.c:866: control open (0): No such file or directory ALSA lib conf.c:3601:(snd_config_update_r) Cannot access file /etc/alsa-pulse.conf ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default ALSA lib conf.c:3601:(snd_config_update_r) Cannot access file /etc/alsa-pulse.conf ALSA lib pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default AL lib: alsa.c:344: Could not open playback device 'default': No such file or directory " Note: PulseAudio and GStreamer are not installed. - FreeOrion runs and I hear music.