Installing a linux dedicated server?!?

[-JacKZenTH-]

I'm totally new to linux and know nothing at all about it. I've been hosting on win for a few months now so i no something bout hosting but i want to move to linux xubuntu. I have found a .package install file that i want and hve downloaded it (armagetronad-dedicated-0.2.8.2.x86_64-generic-linux-gnu.package). I have looked on the wiki and followed the instructions for the installation on linux but it keeps saying:

jackzenth@ubuntu:~$ bash ./armagetronad(-dedicated)-0.2.8.2.1.i686-generic-linux-gnu.package -t
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

in the terminal. Help me please! (Also if it involves "Sudo" , i don't know how that works obviously and will need explaining sorry)

JacKZenTH

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jackzenth@ubuntu:~$ bash ./armagetronad(-dedicated)-0.2.8.2.1.i686-generic-linux-gnu.package -t

Why did you put brackets around "-dedicated"?
Try it without...

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bash ./armagetronad-dedicated-0.2.8.2.1.i686-generic-linux-gnu.package -t

if that is the file you downloaded. Yet you say you downloaded the 64bit package...

armagetronad-dedicated-0.2.8.2.x86_64-generic-linux-gnu.package

in which case it would be...

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bash ./armagetronad-dedicated-0.2.8.2.x86_64-generic-linux-gnu.package -t

Whichever one, it must match the file you downloaded.

[dlh]

If you are using Ubuntu you can install armagetronad-dedicated through apt:

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apt-get install armagetronad-dedicated

[-JacKZenTH-]

ok i did this:

jackzenth@ubuntu:~$ apt-get install armagetronad-dedicated
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

but that happened lol. i think iv installed it a differnt way now via "synaptic package manager". but i have no idea how to open it and run it?

[Z-Man]

Try

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sudo apt-get install armagetronad-dedicated

instead.

[-JacKZenTH-]

ok i think iv got it installed...how do i run it?

[Z-Man]

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armagetronad-dedicated

to run it directly,

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/etc/init.d/armagetronad-dedicated start

to start it as a service. We do have documentation on that stuff, by the way.

[-JacKZenTH-]

I tried option a:
malcolm@ubuntu:~$ armagetronad-dedicated
/usr/games/armagetronad-dedicated: line 27: /var/games/armagetronad/armagetronad-dedicated-starter.pid: Permission denied


and then option b:
malcolm@ubuntu:~$ /etc/init.d/armagetronad-dedicated start
Not starting Armagetron Advanced dedicated server armagetronad-dedicated, disabled via /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated

does ubuntu make a difference? as its auth. related....by the way i am the only user so i don't see why i cannot do it

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It looks like you installed it as root so only root can run it.
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sudo armagetronad-dedicated

or

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sudo /etc/init.d/armagetronad-dedicated start

[-JacKZenTH-]

Option a:
malcolm@ubuntu:~$ sudo armagetronad-dedicated
[sudo] password for malcolm:
sudo: armagetronad-dedicated: command not found

Option b:
malcolm@ubuntu:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/armagetronad-dedicated start
[sudo] password for malcolm:
Not starting Armagetron Advanced dedicated server armagetronad-dedicated, disabled via /etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated

Sorry to be annoying by the way.

[Z-Man]

For the first method, try

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sudo /usr/games/armagetronad-dedicated

(looks like the ubuntu package is a bit broken. Only root or the designated server owner can run the server script, but it's not in its path.) Note that running a server as root is discouraged, so you probably rather want to have a look at that file the second command's error message pointed you at (/etc/default/armagetronad-dedicated). You'll want the second line there to read

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ARMAGETRONAD_SERVER_START=1

, not =0. Then try the second command again.

[-JacKZenTH-]

Thanks alot Z-Man great tip....for future ref...

sudo /usr/games/armagetronad-dedicated

is the way to do it on ubuntu....sorry to have used your time!

-JacKZenTH-

[Z-Man]

Not really As I said, you're running the server as root. That is dangerous. A security flaw in armagetronad itself would put your whole system at risk. The /etc/init.d way is much safer.

[-JacKZenTH-]

lol probably but its taken me like 4 weeks to learn enough about linux to manage anything and about 2 more to install it and run it like this so it will have to do for now...might change it at some point.

Now i just have the pleasure of learning how to multi host! yay *sarc*

[pie goes moo]

I think it also installs to the games folder. I tried it in ubuntu, and it was in the games (Applications>Games>Armagetron Advanced Dedicated)