Urist McLinux is a minimalistic Linux Operating System which you can start from an USB-Stick. Dwarf Fortress is installed and ready to run.
Hi there together,
I am Schonka, and this is my first Post in this Forum.
Running Dwarf Fortress from an USB-Stick is one thing, but running it entirely independent from the locally installed OS, is another thing. So I did some research, and tested some Linux Distributions to run Dwarf Fortress on, and it worked fine. Nontheless, I planned to create my own Distribution, but building from nothing is a thing I do not have the skills for. So I found this service "SuseStudio" which lets you build a Distribution, based on Suse. You can configure it very precisely, you can choose which software is installed, which Startscripts are running, and so on. So I built this package which has nothing, but the for Dwarf Fortress needed packages and configuration. There is no network configuration, there are no manpages, the only thing you can do is start DF and edit the configuration files with Vi, if you want.
Downloads:
http://susestudio.com/a/1VAyNL/urist-mclinux (Media -> Download) (also dont forget to extract it till you have the .raw file)
https://github.com/downloads/openSUSE/kiwi/ImageWriter.exe (Program that lets you install the .raw on your USB-Stick)
How to:
Start ImageWriter and choose the extracted .raw file. Choose your USB-Stick (Make Sure its not smaller then 1GB) and press Copy. ALL YOUR FILES ON THIS THING WILL BE DELETED!
Go in your Bios Settings and take care of the possibility to boot from your USB-Stick.
Now Wait a little, enjoy the background image, till you have to login.
*Edit: It may take a few minutes (only) on your first boot
Login with "df" and leave the password empty.*You are already logged in as df now
Just type "dwarffortress" and hit enter.
If you want to edit the init files or whatever, type "cd /home/df/df_linux/data/init" then "nano init" or "vi init". Beginners would prefer nano as a texteditor.
Login as root: "su root", password: "linux"
Shutdown your Computer: "shutdown"
*Edit: One thing I forgot to mention: At the moment you have to switch to root to shutdown (see above), and type "shutdown -r 0".*fixed
I hope you guys enjoy my little project, and I ask you guys for tips and things you want me to change, maybe I'll do that!