Linux packages

This page lists installation instructions for Linux packages of Arx Libertatis. Please see the main download page if your distribution is not listed here.

ℹ️  This page only lists downloads for the Arx Libertatis game binary and tools and their source code. You will also need the data files from the original Arx Fatalis or its demo - see Getting the game data.

ℹ️  Please see Installing the game data under Linux regarding where and how to install the game data.
Alternatively, configure Steam to use Arx Libertatis to play Arx Fatalis.

Arch Linux

Arx Libertatis packages for Arch Linux are available in the AUR (Arch User Repository): arx-libertatis. You can install them using one of the AUR Helpers, for example yay:

$ yay -S arx-libertatis

Development snapshots are available via the arx-libertatis-git package. Binary packages are available via the arx-libertatis-bin package.

There are also packages for the data files: arxfatalis-data-demo, arxfatalis-data-gog and arxfatalis-data-copy

Chakra

First, install chaser and base-devel if you don't have it already:

# pacman -S chaser base-devel

Then install arx-libertatis from the CCR:

# ccr arx-libertatis

Debian

Arx Libertatis packages for Debian Unstable (sid), Testing (bullseye), 10 (buster), 9 (stretch), 8 (jessie) and 7 (wheezy) are available in the home:dscharrer project on the openSUSE build service. You can add the repository by appending

deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/dscharrer/Debian_Testing/ ./

to your `/etc/apt/sources.lst`. To download packages from the repository you will need to install it's gpg key:

$ wget https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:dscharrer/Debian_Testing/Release.key
# apt-key add - < Release.key 

Replace Debian_Testing with Debian_Unstable, Debian_10, Debian_9.0, Debian_8.0 or Debian_7.0 in both cases if you are still on an older version.

Then update the package list and install the arx-libertatis package:

# apt-get update
# apt-get install arx-libertatis

The openSUSE build service does not provide a repository for Debian source packages, but you can download the package sources from the ArxPackages git repository.

Development snapshots are available in the home:dscharrer:snapshots project on the openSUSE build service.

Fedora

Arx Libertatis packages are available directly from the distribution repositories for current Fedora versions. You can install the arx-libertatis package using dnf:

# dnf install arx-libertatis

Packages for older Fedora versions may be available in the home:dscharrer project on the openSUSE build service.

Development snapshots are available in the home:dscharrer:snapshots project on the openSUSE build service.

Gentoo Linux

The games-rpg/arx-libertatis package is no longer available in the main portage tree because Gentoo developers prefer deleting packages over accepting patches.

Instead, you can get it from the arx-libertatis overlay using eselect-repository:

# emerge --noreplace app-eselect/eselect-repository
# eselect repository enable arx-libertatis
# emerge games-rpg/arx-libertatis

Development snapshots are available via the arx-libertatis-9999 live ebuild in the arx-libertatis overlay.

There are also ebuilds for the game data (games-rpg/arx-fatalis-data) and demo (games-rpg/arx-fatalis-demo) but you will still need to obtain the data yourself from Steam or GOG.com or as a CD.

# emerge games-rpg/arx-fatalis-data

Installing and verifying the data can also be done using the install scripts, like on any other distro.

Mageia

To install Arx Libertatis on Mageia, the instructions depend on whether you are using Mageia 5 or a previous release.

Mageia 5 and later

Make sure you have the Core Release repository enabled. Then select the arx-libertatis package in the package manager and install it.

Alternatively, you can install it from terminal with the following command (you need to be root):

# urpmi arx-libertatis

Mageia 4

Arx Libertatis is available in Mageia 4 in the Core Backports Testing repository. Note that Testing means that the packages of this repository have not been validated yet by Mageia's QA team, though for Arx Libertatis you don't need to worry since it does not impact any other package.

Enable the Core Backports Testing repository, make sure it is up-to-date, then install the arx-libertatis package through the package manager. Make sure to disable the Core Backports Testing repository afterwards.

Alternatively, you can install it from terminal with the following command (you need to be root):

# urpmi.update "Core Backports Testing"
# urpmi arx-libertatis --searchmedia "Core Backports Testing"

OpenMandriva

To install Arx Libertatis on OpenMandriva, first make sure you have the Non-Free repository enabled. Then select the arx-libertatis package in the package manager and install it.

Alternatively, you can install it from terminal with the following command (you need to be root):

# urpmi arx-libertatis

openSUSE

Arx Libertatis packages for openSUSE are available in the home:dscharrer project on the openSUSE build service as a 1-click install:

• Arx Libertatis openSUSE Leap 15.4 Packageone click install'arx-libertatis' package

• Arx Libertatis openSUSE Leap 42.3 Packageone click install'arx-libertatis' package

• Arx Libertatis openSUSE Leap 42.2 Packageone click install'arx-libertatis' package

• Arx Libertatis openSUSE Leap 42.1 Packageone click install'arx-libertatis' package

• Arx Libertatis openSUSE 13.2 Packageone click install'arx-libertatis' package

• Arx Libertatis openSUSE 13.1 Packageone click install'arx-libertatis' package

• Arx Libertatis openSUSE Tumbleweed Packageone click install'arx-libertatis' package

Also see the download page on the build service.

Development snapshots are available in the home:dscharrer:snapshots project on the openSUSE build service.

ROSA

To install Arx Libertatis on ROSA, first make sure you have the Contrib repository enabled. Then select the arx-libertatis package in the package manager and install it.

Alternatively, you can install it from terminal with the following command (you need to be root):

# urpmi arx-libertatis

Ubuntu

Arx Libertatis packages for Ubuntu are available in the arx/release PPA. To use it, first fetch it's key and add the PPA to your package sources:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:arx/release

Now tell Ubuntu to get the latest list of software from each archive it knows, including the PPA:

$ sudo apt-get update

Finally, install the arx-libertatis package:

$ sudo apt-get install arx-libertatis

For a GUI-only solution, follow this tutorial - the repository address to use is ppa:arx/release.

Development snapshots are available in the arx/snapshot PPA.