cant get never ball to work

[TrevorRS]

hi, im a bit of a noob with ubuntu, ive had it for a few days now but i cannot get neverball to work.

i have just reinstalled ubuntu so i have a clean base

can someone please explain exactly what i need to do because after 2 days i still cant get it to work

i have got my gfx drivers working as good as they are going to @ 900fps in the test but its only a laptop so all good

Trevor

[TrevorRS]

:( anyone?


i have tried the beginner part and a search but cannot seem to understand what the hell is going on!

[TrevorRS]

right ok can someone post a link as to where i can figure out how to get them working as im totally confused!

[cogadh]

Okay, we need a little more info than what you are providing. What exactly doesn't work: installation, configuration, gameplay, etc.? How did you install it: from the source or from the Ubuntu repositories?

I just installed it through Synaptic and worked right out of the box, so I don't know how else to explain it.

[TrevorRS]

when i go to the website it says i need 4 other things to make it work sdl etc

but i cannot figure out which thing to download or install to get the game to work

p.s im a complete ubuntu n00b!

Trevor

[Golyadkin]

Just run this command

sudo apt-get install neverball

and everything is done and ready to play!

[cogadh]

Don't get it from the website, install it through Synaptic, it is already part of the Ubuntu repositories.

1. Click on System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
2. Enter your password
3. When the application opens, click on the Search button and type in "neverball"
4. Click on the Neverball package and select "Mark for installation"
5. Any additional required packages will be automatically selected, click the Mark button
6. Click on the Apply button then wait a few minutes for the packages to install.
7. Play the game (it will appear in your Application menu under Games)

EDIT - or do as Golyadkin says. I usually send newbies the GUI route, but terminal is actually much easier.

[TrevorRS]

thank you both very much, im not a pc noob i have always wanted linux and have run servers with it before (counter strike) and now ive got it on my laptop since i bought 1 a while ago. but for gaming i never knew you could run counter strike on linux or i would have had it aaages ago! but no i only have windows for gaming on my main pc.

but thank you very much im still learning the ropes :D

Trevor