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[coalboat]

I have downloaded and extracted the df_47_05_linux.tar.bz2 and now I have the folder named df_47_05_linux. How do I start the program?

[Ziusudra]

If the folder is really called df_47_05_linux, then inside that folder should be a folder called df_linux and inside that is a script called df which is what you should run. You can maybe do that from whatever file manager you are using, although in the zip I just extracted the execute flag is not set, so that might not work. You could also open a terminal emulator, cd to the folder with the df script, and run the script by typing ./df.

Or you could just install the Ubuntu DF package which will give you a "desktop" file which will add DF to what ever application launcher you are using, which is what is recommended, as that will also make sure all dependencies are also installed.

[coalboat]

Thanks, it works.

edit:
How do I set the options? Where do I find the init.txt?

[Ziusudra]

If you're still using the folder you downloaded (as opposed to the Ubuntu package) then everything is in folders in the folder with the df script, that file is in data/init/ .

[coalboat]

I'm using the ubuntu package. The downloaded DF didn't start and gave some errors.

[Ziusudra]

~/.local/share/dwarf-fortress/run/data/init according to this user

... maybe, the package does tricky things with file locations.

[delphonso]

Give the download a second try - it's much better than the Ubuntu package (which I think is still 47.04). You probably installed any dependencies when you installed the Ubuntu package, so the download version shouldn't throw any errors this time.

For anyone else - my Ubuntu package only has a save folder - inits are hidden somewhere different.

[Ziusudra]

Another option is the LinuxDwarfPack which I would assume can change options in it's UI (and includes utilites and graphic tile packs).

[coalboat]

I did find the path. It's "/usr/share/games". I also noticed that it's still 0.44 which is from 2018, so I decided to try the LinuxDwarfPack.

The one downloaded from bay12games gives 2 lines of some dependency errors.

[coalboat]

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./libs/Dwarf_Fortress: /home/####/Downloads/df_47_05_linux/df_linux/libs/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.8' not found (required by /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLU.so.1)
./libs/Dwarf_Fortress: /home/####/Downloads/df_47_05_linux/df_linux/libs/libstdc++.so.6: version `CXXABI_1.3.9' not found (required by /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libGLU.so.1)
These are the errors of the direct download from bay12games. Perhaps I do have the required packages but I just have to put them in the right place.

edit:
I'm using the LinuxDwarfPack now. It's working very well!

[delphonso]

Oh right - there's an issue with some of the libraries. Forgot about that. The wiki mentions it.

If you see any errors related to libstdc++ when starting DF (for example, "version `CXXABI_1.3.8' not found"), try removing libstdc++.so.6 and libgcc_s.so.1 from the "libs" folder. This will cause DF to use the system version of these libraries, which are more up-to-date on many modern systems than the libraries that DF includes.

This will certainly work. I did the same on my df_linux folder.

[coalboat]

Interesting! Let me check it out.

edit:
I removed libstdc++.so.6 and libgcc_s.so.1 from the "libs" folder. Now it says "Not found: data/art/curses_640x300.png", even though there is a curses_640x300.png in data/art.

I've set printmode to TEXT in init.txt so it shouldn't be using any png.

edit:
It works after I did this:

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$ sudo apt install libsdl1.2debian libsdl-image1.2 libsdl-ttf2.0-0 libgtk2.0-0 libopenal1 libsndfile1 libncursesw5

[delphonso]

Interesting that it couldn't find the curses file, though it was there. Well, glad it works, libraries are a pain at times.

[feelotraveller]

A bit late to the party but I just wanted to add that (for linux at least) the installation wikipage truly deserves its =exceptional= rating.  Generally it should be the first point of call when df installation issues arise with linux. 

On the last little bit, under debian based 64-bit installs

[...] install libncursesw5, which is needed if you want to run Dwarf Fortress in TEXT mode.

Glad that it all got sorted.