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Gentoo install

2019-04-07T20:38:23Z

Commanderspice: /* Upgrading */ Update installation paths

[[Linux|Linux Setup Guide]] < {{FULLPAGENAME}}

__TOC__
[[Image:Gentoo.png]]

For packaging requests or complaints, please contact [[Linux:Packaging#Gentoo | the packagers]].

= Installation =

An overlay to use with layman is provided. If gentoo overlays and/or layman are new to you, [http://overlays.gentoo.org/ read about them], as they are an essential part of gentoo.

This example assumes you never used layman before.

==Install layman==
<code style="font-size: 80%; color:#9f9"><pre>
### install layman (with git support)
### you don't need to if you used layman before, obviously
echo "app-portage/layman git" >> /etc/portage/package.use
emerge layman
</pre></code>

==Install Spring Overlay==
<code style="font-size: 80%; color:#9f9"><pre>
### add spring overlay to layman
layman -a spring -o https://raw.githubusercontent.com/springlobby/overlay/master/overlays.xml

### allow installation of unstable versions
echo "games-strategy/spring ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/spring.keywords
echo "games-util/springlobby ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/spring.keywords

### Note: for Layman version <1.3.0 use:
echo "games-strategy/spring ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
echo "games-util/springlobby ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

emerge eselect-wxwidgets wxGTK

### make sure wxWidgets has been activated, springlobby will fail without it with error:
### Could NOT find wxWidgets (missing: wxWidgets_FOUND)
eselect wxwidgets list
# Available wxWidgets profiles:
# [1] gtk2-unicode-release-2.8 *

# if none set, select one with e.g.:
eselect wxwidgets set 1

### install game and lobby
emerge spring springlobby
</pre></code>

== Upgrading ==

<code><pre>
### update the repository and check for new versions
layman -S

### to auto update layman with `emerge --sync` do:
mkdir -p /etc/portage/postsync.d/
echo "layman -S" >> /etc/portage/postsync.d/layman
chmod +x /etc/portage/postsync.d/layman

### upgrade existing installations
emerge -u spring springlobby
</pre></code>

Your paths are: Spring executable in <code>/opt/springrts.com/spring/<version>/bin/spring</code> and
documentation in <code>/usr/share/doc/spring-<version></code>.

= See Also: =
* [[Finalizing_linux_install]]
* [[Troubleshooting_linux]]

[[Category: Linux]]

Gentoo install

2019-04-07T20:34:19Z

Commanderspice: /* Install Spring Overlay */ update layman add command (layman -f is deprecated)

[[Linux|Linux Setup Guide]] < {{FULLPAGENAME}}

__TOC__
[[Image:Gentoo.png]]

For packaging requests or complaints, please contact [[Linux:Packaging#Gentoo | the packagers]].

= Installation =

An overlay to use with layman is provided. If gentoo overlays and/or layman are new to you, [http://overlays.gentoo.org/ read about them], as they are an essential part of gentoo.

This example assumes you never used layman before.

==Install layman==
<code style="font-size: 80%; color:#9f9"><pre>
### install layman (with git support)
### you don't need to if you used layman before, obviously
echo "app-portage/layman git" >> /etc/portage/package.use
emerge layman
</pre></code>

==Install Spring Overlay==
<code style="font-size: 80%; color:#9f9"><pre>
### add spring overlay to layman
layman -a spring -o https://raw.githubusercontent.com/springlobby/overlay/master/overlays.xml

### allow installation of unstable versions
echo "games-strategy/spring ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/spring.keywords
echo "games-util/springlobby ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/spring.keywords

### Note: for Layman version <1.3.0 use:
echo "games-strategy/spring ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
echo "games-util/springlobby ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

emerge eselect-wxwidgets wxGTK

### make sure wxWidgets has been activated, springlobby will fail without it with error:
### Could NOT find wxWidgets (missing: wxWidgets_FOUND)
eselect wxwidgets list
# Available wxWidgets profiles:
# [1] gtk2-unicode-release-2.8 *

# if none set, select one with e.g.:
eselect wxwidgets set 1

### install game and lobby
emerge spring springlobby
</pre></code>

== Upgrading ==

<code><pre>
### update the repository and check for new versions
layman -S

### to auto update layman with `emerge --sync` do:
mkdir -p /etc/portage/postsync.d/
echo "layman -S" >> /etc/portage/postsync.d/layman
chmod +x /etc/portage/postsync.d/layman

### upgrade existing installations
emerge -u spring springlobby
</pre></code>

Your paths are: Spring executable in <code>/usr/games/bin/spring</code> and
read-only data in <code>/usr/share/games/spring</code>.

= See Also: =
* [[Finalizing_linux_install]]
* [[Troubleshooting_linux]]

[[Category: Linux]]

Gentoo install

2019-04-07T20:30:22Z

Commanderspice: /* Install layman */ Update layman install guide

[[Linux|Linux Setup Guide]] < {{FULLPAGENAME}}

__TOC__
[[Image:Gentoo.png]]

For packaging requests or complaints, please contact [[Linux:Packaging#Gentoo | the packagers]].

= Installation =

An overlay to use with layman is provided. If gentoo overlays and/or layman are new to you, [http://overlays.gentoo.org/ read about them], as they are an essential part of gentoo.

This example assumes you never used layman before.

==Install layman==
<code style="font-size: 80%; color:#9f9"><pre>
### install layman (with git support)
### you don't need to if you used layman before, obviously
echo "app-portage/layman git" >> /etc/portage/package.use
emerge layman
</pre></code>

==Install Spring Overlay==
<code style="font-size: 80%; color:#9f9"><pre>
### add spring overlay to layman
layman -f -a spring -o https://raw.githubusercontent.com/springlobby/overlay/master/overlays.xml

### allow installation of unstable versions
echo "games-strategy/spring ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/spring.keywords
echo "games-util/springlobby ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/spring.keywords

### Note: for Layman version <1.3.0 use:
echo "games-strategy/spring ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
echo "games-util/springlobby ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

emerge eselect-wxwidgets wxGTK

### make sure wxWidgets has been activated, springlobby will fail without it with error:
### Could NOT find wxWidgets (missing: wxWidgets_FOUND)
eselect wxwidgets list
# Available wxWidgets profiles:
# [1] gtk2-unicode-release-2.8 *

# if none set, select one with e.g.:
eselect wxwidgets set 1

### install game and lobby
emerge spring springlobby
</pre></code>

== Upgrading ==

<code><pre>
### update the repository and check for new versions
layman -S

### to auto update layman with `emerge --sync` do:
mkdir -p /etc/portage/postsync.d/
echo "layman -S" >> /etc/portage/postsync.d/layman
chmod +x /etc/portage/postsync.d/layman

### upgrade existing installations
emerge -u spring springlobby
</pre></code>

Your paths are: Spring executable in <code>/usr/games/bin/spring</code> and
read-only data in <code>/usr/share/games/spring</code>.

= See Also: =
* [[Finalizing_linux_install]]
* [[Troubleshooting_linux]]

[[Category: Linux]]