Linux Version

The Linux version of Armagetron uses the following

Libraries:

OpenGL or Mesa (comes with the three libs GL,GLU and glut): used for the 3D rendering
SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) for input and sound output
SDL_image aka IMGlib for the textures from the same site, (Version 1.0.10 or higher) which itself needs the libs
pnglib and zlib (they should be included in your distribution)

If you download the binary version, you'll need SDL and SDL_image in the versions 0.1.2.x, the C++ system library libg++ in version 3.x and the C libarary libc in version 6.x (that means glibc 2.0).

You may take a look at the compatibility table if you want to check how likely it is for Armagetron to work on your PC.

Source Code

To compile Armagetron, you will need the libraries mentioned above and the GNU C++ compiler. It is possible to compile the Windows version from Linux; read the included documentation to learn how.

Dedicated Server

The dedicated server is a special program that allows setting up a game server without playing on it. Since no input/output is needed, the dedicated server runs without the model and texture files and without the libraries. Configuring it is a mess, thought...

Download

Have you read the remarks above? Really??? OK, then you are ready for the latest

Stable Version 0.1.4.9 for Linux:

Source Version for building game and dedicated server (recommended, less library hassle)
Binary Version for SDL 1.2.0
Dedicated Server

A Debian package maintained by Marcelo E. Magallon is available here.

You may get higher transfer rates on the mirror site at PlanetMirror (Australia).

Older versions can be grabbed directly form the download directory, even older ones from the old web page.
Installation: unpack the archive with tar -xzf {filename}, then read the enclosed documentation in the "doc/" subdirectory (the documentation here refers to my current version; if in doubt, trust the documentation on your harddisk).

CVS

To get a really up-to-date-version with all the latest bugs, you can use CVS wih the two commands

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.armagetron.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/armagetron login
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.armagetron.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/armagetron co armagetron

Just hit ENTER at the password prompt. Or execute the shell-script update_cvs if you already have a version of the sourcecode.