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OpenArena => Technical Snafus => Topic started by: MintKDE on September 23, 2007, 06:56:44 PM



Title: error message in Mint {Ubuntu} Linux
Post by: MintKDE on September 23, 2007, 06:56:44 PM
I installed OpenArena on a Mint {Ubuntu} Linux computer. I've got a KDE desktop environment. I installed  OpenArena by a terminal.  This is the error message I got while installing:

Selecting previously deselected package openarena.
(Reading database ... 110148 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking openarena (from openarena_0.7.0-2~getdeb1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package openarena-data.
Unpacking openarena-data (from openarena-data_0.7.1-1~getdeb1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package openarena-server.
Unpacking openarena-server (from openarena-server_0.7.0-2~getdeb1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of openarena:
 openarena depends on libopenal0a; however:
  Package libopenal0a is not installed.
dpkg: error processing openarena (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up openarena-data (0.7.1-1~getdeb1) ...
Setting up openarena-server (0.7.0-2~getdeb1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 openarena

I've got a short cut link in my menu. But, it want open. Can some one tell my what I can do to get the game to work?


Title: Re: error message in Mint {Ubuntu} Linux
Post by: fromhell on September 23, 2007, 07:00:23 PM
you need libopenal


Title: Re: error message in Mint {Ubuntu} Linux
Post by: MintKDE on September 26, 2007, 07:02:14 AM
you need libopenal

Thanks, fromhell that worked.