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rott package

poor and wasteless program

Asked by Lars Martin Hambro

Rise of the Triad Startup Version 1.4
 Shareware Version
Z_INIT: 8950000 bytes
IN_Startup: Mouse Present
Error, Could not find User file '/usr/share/games/rott/HUNTBGIN.WAD', ignoring fileError, Could not find User file '/usr/share/games/rott/REMOTE1.RTS', ignoring fileW_InitFiles: One or more of the required ROTT 1.3 data files could not be found. Please read the README.Debian file. Episode = 0
Area = 1

can you please change this to use Steam or GOG other platform or find way to add more easy for users to add this games without to make its poor, i think many be more happy with that?

sudo su
apt-get install rott unzip
mkdir -p /usr/share/games/rott/
cd /usr/share/games/rott/
wget ftp://ftp.3drealms.com/share/1rott13.zip
unzip 1rott13.zip
unzip ROTTSW13.SHR
exit
rott

Rise of the Triad Startup Version 1.4
 Shareware Version
Z_INIT: 8950000 bytes
IN_Startup: Mouse Present
    Adding /usr/share/games/rott/HUNTBGIN.WAD.
    Adding /usr/share/games/rott/REMOTE1.RTS.
W_Wad: Wad Manager Started NUMLUMPS=2103
RT_DRAW: Tables Initialized
MU_Startup:
SD_SetupFXCard: Fx ok.
SD_Startup: Fx ok.
RT_MAIN: Fonts Initialized
RT_MSG: Message System Started
RT_VIEW: Colormaps Initialized
OH NO OH NO ROTT CRASHED!
Here is where:
Stack dump:
{
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x41040) [0x7f88a2345040]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfluidsynth.so.2(+0x1627e) [0x7f88a1d0e27e]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfluidsynth.so.2(+0x1781c) [0x7f88a1d0f81c]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfluidsynth.so.2(+0x18005) [0x7f88a1d10005]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfluidsynth.so.2(delete_fluid_synth+0x2e) [0x7f88a1d266be]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSDL_mixer-1.2.so.0(fluidsynth_freesong+0x3f) [0x7f88a250cb1f]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSDL_mixer-1.2.so.0(Mix_FreeMusic+0x107) [0x7f88a24ffb67]
 rott(+0x210c2) [0x55f13ba210c2]
 rott(+0x72a89) [0x55f13ba72a89]
 rott(+0x72ce4) [0x55f13ba72ce4]
 rott(+0x55c15) [0x55f13ba55c15]
 rott(main+0x1de) [0x55f13ba1df5e]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xd5) [0x7f88a232c565]
 rott(+0x1e1da) [0x55f13ba1e1da]
}

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: rott 1.1.2+svn287-3
Uname: Linux 5.12.0-051200-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat May 1 20:01:47 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-05-07 (725 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416)
SourcePackage: rott
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to hirsute on 2021-04-06 (25 days ago)

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Lars Martin Hambro (lars-martin4) said : 		#1

I find out in fedora 34 its possible to run with root users, so that can be issue but its should be more easy to do.
Without to crash software.

sudo rott-shareware
Rise of the Triad Startup Version 1.4
 Shareware Version
Z_INIT: 8950000 bytes
IN_Startup: Mouse Present
    Adding HUNTBGIN.WAD.
    Adding REMOTE1.RTS.
W_Wad: Wad Manager Started NUMLUMPS=2103
RT_DRAW: Tables Initialized
MU_Startup:
ALSA lib pulse.c:242:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused

SD_SetupFXCard: Fx ok.
SD_Startup: Unknown Multivoc error code.
RT_MAIN: Fonts Initialized
RT_MSG: Message System Started
RT_VIEW: Colormaps Initialized

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Bernard Stafford (bernard010) said : 		#2

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rott/+bugs
https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/rott
Perhaps one of the suggested packages may help.
Zenity, X11-Utilities
https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/x11-utils

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Lars Martin Hambro (lars-martin4) said : 		#3

Please add usermanual? what to do with apt-get?

I get it to works with linux mint 20.1 so its must be issue with 21.04.

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Bernard Stafford (bernard010) said : 		#4

https://packages.ubuntu.com/focal/amd64/x11-utils/download
The best way to install programs on Ubuntu is Synaptic package manager.
It will install all of the dependencies for each program.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto

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Lars Martin Hambro (lars-martin4) said : 		#5

same issue crash:

Rise of the Triad Startup Version 1.4
 Shareware Version
Z_INIT: 8950000 bytes
IN_Startup: Mouse Present
    Adding /usr/share/games/rott/HUNTBGIN.WAD.
    Adding /usr/share/games/rott/REMOTE1.RTS.
W_Wad: Wad Manager Started NUMLUMPS=2103
RT_DRAW: Tables Initialized
MU_Startup:
SD_SetupFXCard: Fx ok.
SD_Startup: Fx ok.
RT_MAIN: Fonts Initialized
RT_MSG: Message System Started
RT_VIEW: Colormaps Initialized
OH NO OH NO ROTT CRASHED!
Here is where:
Stack dump:
{
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x41040) [0x7f7563103040]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfluidsynth.so.2(+0x1627e) [0x7f7562acc27e]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfluidsynth.so.2(+0x1781c) [0x7f7562acd81c]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfluidsynth.so.2(+0x18005) [0x7f7562ace005]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfluidsynth.so.2(delete_fluid_synth+0x2e) [0x7f7562ae46be]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSDL_mixer-1.2.so.0(fluidsynth_freesong+0x3f) [0x7f75632cab1f]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libSDL_mixer-1.2.so.0(Mix_FreeMusic+0x107) [0x7f75632bdb67]
 rott(+0x210c2) [0x563674a210c2]
 rott(+0x72a89) [0x563674a72a89]
 rott(+0x72ce4) [0x563674a72ce4]
 rott(+0x55c15) [0x563674a55c15]
 rott(main+0x1de) [0x563674a1df5e]
 /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xd5) [0x7f75630ea565]
 rott(+0x1e1da) [0x563674a1e1da]
}
lar

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