hosting a server on ubuntu

[<(@_o)>]

so i was trying to host a dedicated server on ubuntu and im having some problems, probably just stupid ones but i need some help


-i downloaded the linux bin package and put it on my desktop


so i did...



??

[kyle]

who runs tron as root and tron is not in /etc/init.d/
try using a command instead of a path

[ivantis]

you shouldnt download that one, but you should get it from the ubuntu package server. do the command

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sudo apt-get install armagetron-server

then the command

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armagetron-server

the config is kept in /var/games/armagetron-dedicated or something like that

[<(@_o)>]

then the command

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armagetron-server

the config is kept in /var/games/armagetron-dedicated or something like that

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bash: armagetron-server: command not found

also it's not in the games folder

[Lucifer]

This is all the worst advice ever given.

First, determine if you already installed armagetronad-dedicated from the ubuntu repositories.

[<(@_o)>]

so, yes.

[Tank Program]

Have you tried editing the /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated file? Perhaps there's something in there you have to change to allow you start the server. Also, you usually run init scripts as root, ie:

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brad@kallen:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/armagetronad-dedicated start

[<(@_o)>]

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Not starting Armagetron Advanced dedicated server armagetronad-dedicated, disabled via /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
brad@kallen:~$ /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
bash: /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated: Permission denied

[epsy]

http://xkcd.com/149/

[Tank Program]

Have you tried editing the /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated

ie...

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cat /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
nano /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
pico /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
vim /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
gedit /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
emacs /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
nedit /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated

What you tried to do there, was run it.

[Monkey]

Just a few corrections to Tank's 'code':

cat /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
nano /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
pico /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
vim /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
gedit /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
vim /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated
nedit /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated

[Z-Man]

Thehehe

[Tank Program]

As long as no-one knocks nedit. We wouldn't be where we are today without it. (There were some particularly large sql files that needed editing...)