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<pre style="color: red">*** This page is currently only valid for the beta, which doesn't actually use steam. It will need to be revised for the actual steam release. ***</pre>
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Currently the steam client is windows only, and does not support Linux or iOS. To install wyvern on linux you will need the [https://ghosttrack.com/pc-client standalone client]
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Since I ([http://wiki.wyvernsource.com/index.php/User:Logwad Logwad]) am the only one that maintains this page, if you have issues with the instructions feel free to contact me via reddit with https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=dawgol so I can fix and clarify them.
  
 
== Installing on Fedora 33 ==
 
== Installing on Fedora 33 ==
First download the linux installer from https://wyvern-web.ghosttrack.com/steam-beta
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First download the linux installer from https://ghosttrack.com/pc-client
  
 
This is a .deb file and is intended for debian's package manager, and is NOT compatible with Fedora as is. I'm assuming that it's going into the <code>~/Downloads/</code> folder in your home directory. We will be using the utility <code>Alien</code> to convert the .deb file into something usable but first we need to install it. A fresh install of Fedora KDE will also need libgnome installed, as the wyvern client needs this to be able to open a browser page for google authentication. From the command line run the following (not including the $, which simply denotes running the command from a user account, NOT root):
 
This is a .deb file and is intended for debian's package manager, and is NOT compatible with Fedora as is. I'm assuming that it's going into the <code>~/Downloads/</code> folder in your home directory. We will be using the utility <code>Alien</code> to convert the .deb file into something usable but first we need to install it. A fresh install of Fedora KDE will also need libgnome installed, as the wyvern client needs this to be able to open a browser page for google authentication. From the command line run the following (not including the $, which simply denotes running the command from a user account, NOT root):
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This next command will convert the the .deb into an .rpm. It will give a warning about scripts, which we don't care about or want. The command will take a while to run and finish, so be patient.
 
This next command will convert the the .deb into an .rpm. It will give a warning about scripts, which we don't care about or want. The command will take a while to run and finish, so be patient.
  
<code>$</code><code>sudo alien --to-rpm ~/Downloads/wyvernbetalinuxclient_2.2.6-1_amd64.deb</code>
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<code>$</code><code>cd ~/games/wyvern/ && alien --to-rpm ~/Downloads/wyvernlinuxclient_4.0.1-1_amd64.deb</code>
  
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If you just receive the message "bash: /home/log/games/wyvern/: Is a directory", then remove the "$" at the front of what you copy/pasted and try again.
  
The .rpm file that is produce is NOT installable. You have two options, you can manually open the .rpm file with the graphical tool called Ark, or you can unpack it with dtrx. Fedora does not come with dtrx natively, but you can easily install it with pip:
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The .rpm file that is produced is NOT installable. You have two options, you can manually open the .rpm file with the graphical tool called Ark, or you can unpack it with dtrx. Fedora does not come with dtrx natively, but you can easily install it with pip:
 
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<code>$</code><code>cd ~/games/wyvern/ && alien --to-rpm ~/Downloads/wyvernbetalinuxclient_2.2.6-1_amd64.deb</code>
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<code>$</code><code>pip install dtrx</code>
 
<code>$</code><code>pip install dtrx</code>
  
<code>$</code><code>dtrx wyvernbetalinuxclient-2.2.6-2.x86_64.rpm</code>
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<code>$</code><code>dtrx wyvernlinuxclient-4.0.1-2.x86_64.rpm</code>
  
  
Finally you'll find the executable at <code>~/games/wyvern/wyvernbetalinuxclient-2.2.6-2/opt/wyvernbetalinuxclient/bin/WyvernBetaLinuxClient</code>
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Finally you'll find the executable at <code>~/games/wyvern/wyvernlinuxclient-4.0.1-2/opt/wyvernlinuxclient/bin/WyvernLinuxClient</code>
  
 
Creating a shortcut is recommended.
 
Creating a shortcut is recommended.
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=== Debugging ===
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When running the client from the command line various information is spit out, including errors. This could potential be helpful if a change is causing persistent crashes. The following command will run the game and save the output to a log file found in the the same directory as the client executable.
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<code>$</code><code>cd ~/games/wyvern/wyvernlinuxclient-4.0.1-2/opt/wyvernlinuxclient/bin/; ./WyvernLinuxClient |& tee wyvern_cli_output.log</code>
  
 
== Installing on Debian distributions ==
 
== Installing on Debian distributions ==
 
Installing on a debian distribution is simple just download the installer and install with apt using the following command:
 
Installing on a debian distribution is simple just download the installer and install with apt using the following command:
  
<code>$</code><code>sudo apt install ~/Downloads/wyvernbetalinuxclient_2.2.6-1_amd64.deb</code>
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<code>$</code><code>sudo apt install ~/Downloads/wyvernlinuxclient_4.0.1-1_amd64.deb</code>

Latest revision as of 02:09, 26 April 2021

Currently the steam client is windows only, and does not support Linux or iOS. To install wyvern on linux you will need the standalone client

Since I (Logwad) am the only one that maintains this page, if you have issues with the instructions feel free to contact me via reddit with https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=dawgol so I can fix and clarify them.

Installing on Fedora 33

First download the linux installer from https://ghosttrack.com/pc-client

This is a .deb file and is intended for debian's package manager, and is NOT compatible with Fedora as is. I'm assuming that it's going into the ~/Downloads/ folder in your home directory. We will be using the utility Alien to convert the .deb file into something usable but first we need to install it. A fresh install of Fedora KDE will also need libgnome installed, as the wyvern client needs this to be able to open a browser page for google authentication. From the command line run the following (not including the $, which simply denotes running the command from a user account, NOT root):

$sudo dnf install alien libgnome

Create "wyvern" folder in a "games" folder in your home directory.

$mkdir -p ~/games/wyvern


This next command will convert the the .deb into an .rpm. It will give a warning about scripts, which we don't care about or want. The command will take a while to run and finish, so be patient.

$cd ~/games/wyvern/ && alien --to-rpm ~/Downloads/wyvernlinuxclient_4.0.1-1_amd64.deb

If you just receive the message "bash: /home/log/games/wyvern/: Is a directory", then remove the "$" at the front of what you copy/pasted and try again.

The .rpm file that is produced is NOT installable. You have two options, you can manually open the .rpm file with the graphical tool called Ark, or you can unpack it with dtrx. Fedora does not come with dtrx natively, but you can easily install it with pip:

$pip install dtrx

$dtrx wyvernlinuxclient-4.0.1-2.x86_64.rpm


Finally you'll find the executable at ~/games/wyvern/wyvernlinuxclient-4.0.1-2/opt/wyvernlinuxclient/bin/WyvernLinuxClient

Creating a shortcut is recommended.

Debugging

When running the client from the command line various information is spit out, including errors. This could potential be helpful if a change is causing persistent crashes. The following command will run the game and save the output to a log file found in the the same directory as the client executable.

$cd ~/games/wyvern/wyvernlinuxclient-4.0.1-2/opt/wyvernlinuxclient/bin/; ./WyvernLinuxClient |& tee wyvern_cli_output.log

Installing on Debian distributions

Installing on a debian distribution is simple just download the installer and install with apt using the following command:

$sudo apt install ~/Downloads/wyvernlinuxclient_4.0.1-1_amd64.deb