https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/Native/QuakeIIIArena

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1977312

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-install-doom3-game/

Quake III Arena

Installation (Retail)

Data Files

mkdir /<path to install>/quake3mount /cdromcp -r /cdrom/Quake3/baseq3 /<path to install>/quake3umount /cdrom

Binaries

cd /<path to install>/quake3wget ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake3/linux/linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.runchmod +x linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run./linuxq3apoint-1.32b-3.x86.run (Use "/<path to install>/quake3" when asked)

Security Fix

wget ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/quake3/quake3-1.32c.zipunzip quake3-1.32c.zipcp Quake\ III\ Arena\ 1.32c/linux/* .rm -rf Quake\ III\ Arena\ 1.32c/

Troubleshooting

Sound

If you have no sound with the following error message in console

/dev/dsp: Input/output errorCould not mmap /dev/dsp

you can try the following fix

sudo nano /etc/init.d/bootmisc.shadd lines above : exit 0echo ‘quake3.x86 0 0 direct‘ > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/ossecho ‘quake3-smp.x86 0 0 direct‘ > /proc/asound/card0/pcm0p/oss‘‘

Playing

Single CPU Systems

./quake3

Multiple (SMP) CPU Systems

./quake3-smp

Quake III Arena Mods

Q3JailBreak
Q3Pong
Rocket Arena Q3A

Links

http://www.idsoftware.com/
http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/q3a/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_III_Arena
Open source Quake 3 distribution:
http://ioquake3.org/

How do I install the first-person shooter genre, Doom3 video game under Ubuntu Linux?

Doom 3 is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by id Software. It was first released for Microsoft Windows. The game was later adapted for Linux, as well as being ported for Mac OS X.

Game Requirements

1. Any Linux Distribution.
2. 3D Video card with OpenGL acceleration support (min 64M ram)
3. ALSA and OSS sound backend.
4. Linux Kernel v2.6+ and glibc v2.2.4+ is recommended. (part of most modern Linux distro)
5. DOOM3 PC retail Windows version DVD / CD.

The following instructions are tested on both Fedora 10 and Ubuntu Linux 8.04 (but should work under any Linux distro) using nVidia Quadro FX 570/PCI/SSE2 256MB RAM 3D accelerator card.

Step # 1: Install Doom3 Linux Client

Visit this page and grab Linux doom3 installer client. You can use wget command as follows:
$ cd /tmp
$ wget ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom3/linux/doom3-linux-1.3.1.1304.x86.run
Install it, enter:
$ sudo sh doom3-linux-1.3.1.1304.x86.run
Accept the license agreement.

Fig.01: Doom3 Setup

Now, just follow the on-screen instructions. By default game will be installed in /usr/local/games/doom3/base directory.

Step # 2: Copy Files From DOOM3 PC Retail Windows CDs Version (not part of Linux)

The following files need to be copied from the win32 install CDs to your /usr/local/games/doom3/base directory:

1. pak000.pk4
2. pak001.pk4
3. pak002.pk4
4. pak003.pk4
5. pak004.pk4 etc

Insert CD #1 into Linux computer and mount it at /mnt/dvd or /mnt/cdrom/ or /media/cdrom. Once mounted copy above files:
$ cp /path/to/pak*.pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base
For example, my cd was mounted at /mnt/dvd. You need to use Setup/Data/base directory to copy above files:
$ sudo cp -v /mnt/cdrom/Setup/Data/base/pak*.pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base
You need to unmount CD, eject it
$ eject
Insert 2nd CD and copy files:
$ sudo cp -v /mnt/cdrom/Setup/Data/base/pak*.pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base
You need to unmount CD, eject it
$ eject
Insert 3rd CD and copy files, enter:
$ sudo cp -v /mnt/cdrom/Setup/Data/base/pak*.pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base
Run ls -l command to verify that all files are copied:
$ cd /usr/local/games/doom3/base
$ ls -l

How Do I Start doom3?

You need to copy all pak???.pk4 files from all 3 CDs to /usr/local/games/doom3/base directory. Once done type the following command to start doom3:
$ doom3
You need to type your CD-key and you can play the game.

Fig.02: Linux Doom3 in Action

Fig.03: Linux Doom3

Sound Problem

If sound is not understandable then try running doom3 with the following command:
$ doom3 +set s_driver oss +set s_numberOfSpeakers 2

How do I start the doom3 dedicated server?

Type the command:
$ doom3-dedicated
Sample Outputs:

DOOM 1.3.1.1304 linux-x86 Jan 16 2007 21:53:29found interface lo - loopbackfound interface vmnet1 - 172.16.91.1/255.255.255.0found interface vmnet3 - 172.16.193.1/255.255.255.0found interface vmnet8 - 192.168.120.1/255.255.255.0found interface wlan0 - 192.168.1.101/255.255.255.0------ Initializing File System ------Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/game01.pk4 with checksum 0x51c6981fLoaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/game02.pk4 with checksum 0xf3ec6f7Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/game03.pk4 with checksum 0x5d4230eaLoaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak000.pk4 with checksum 0x28d208f1Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak001.pk4 with checksum 0x40244be0Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak002.pk4 with checksum 0xc51ecdcdLoaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak003.pk4 with checksum 0xcd79d028Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak004.pk4 with checksum 0x765e4f8bLoaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak005.pk4 with checksum 0x8ffc3621Loaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak006.pk4 with checksum 0x95b65abLoaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak007.pk4 with checksum 0x666bdb3cLoaded pk4 /usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak008.pk4 with checksum 0x23ae5993Current search path:/home/vivek/.doom3/base/usr/local/games/doom3/base/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak008.pk4 (3 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak007.pk4 (38 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak006.pk4 (48 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak005.pk4 (63 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak004.pk4 (5137 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak003.pk4 (4676 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak002.pk4 (6120 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak001.pk4 (8972 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/pak000.pk4 (2698 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/game03.pk4 (2 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/game02.pk4 (2 files)/usr/local/games/doom3/base/game01.pk4 (2 files)game DLL: 0x0 in pak: 0x0Addon pk4s:file system initialized.------------------------------------------- Initializing Decls ------------------------------------------ Initializing renderSystem --------using ARB renderSystemrenderSystem initialized.--------------------------------------5206 strings read from strings/english.langCouldn‘t open journal filesexecing editor.cfgexecing default.cfgexecing DoomConfig.cfgcouldn‘t exec autoexec.cfg5206 strings read from strings/english.lang----- Initializing Sound System ------sound system initialized.--------------------------------------Opening IP socket: localhost:27666found DLL in pak file: /usr/local/games/doom3/base/game01.pk4/gamex86.socopy gamex86.so to /home/vivek/.doom3/base/gamex86.so--------- Initializing Game ----------gamename: baseDOOM-1gamedate: Jan 16 2007Initializing event system...473 event definitionsInitializing class hierarchy...142 classes, 382184 bytes for event callbacksInitializing scripts/proc/cpuinfo CPU frequency: 2394 MHzCompiled ‘removeInitialSplineAngles‘: 881.6 ms---------- Compile stats ----------Memory usage:     Strings: 79, 12592 bytes  Statements: 67875, 1357500 bytes   Functions: 2109, 250532 bytes   Variables: 147376 bytes    Mem used: 2479288 bytes Static data: 2277552 bytes   Allocated: 3284544 bytes Thread size: 7068 bytes...6 aas typesgame initialized.---------------------------------------------- Initializing Session --------Couldn‘t read ../base/xpkey.session initialized----------------------------------------- Common Initialization Complete ---Type ‘help‘ for dedicated server info.terminal support enabled ( use +set in_tty 0 to disabled )pid: 105148112 MB System MemoryAsync thread started