linux install Thread - Brutal Doom mod for Doom

Updated December 2019 for Debian 10

Gzdoom in gnu/linux

This tutorial is tested for Debian 10 Buster

If you aren't using a debian based OS, you'd simply replace the commands with OS equivilent.

A note on using gnu/linux

Most terminal commands involve ‘sudo’.

Simply put, it’s the equivalent to admin rights in windows.

Normally Windows also asks for admin password for admin level things-

However most people at home login to an admin-level account.

GNU doesn’t default to have an admin account you log into.

This is designed to prevent accidental destruction of the OS install.

Using the terminal

When a terminal asks for a password

GNU/Linux Terminal does not show anything when you type.

Remember and do not worry

(Gnu/linux version of cmd prompt)

To copy and paste things inside a terminal, use ctrl+c and ctrl+v.

In this way, you can copy between a terminal and web pages/documents

Below are 4 commands to use in sequence

Copy or type each entire line into terminal and press enter after each one

sudo apt-add-repository 'deb Debian.drdteam.org stable multiverse'

wget -O- Debian.drdteam.org | sudo apt-key add -

sudo apt update

sudo apt install gzdoom

Known problems

Saving settings

Sometimes config / keybind settings are not saved correctly from in-game to the gzdoom.ini

A bandaid fix is to change permissions to give both read and write.

Also to only edit the gzdoom.ini with "sudo gedit gzdoom.ini"

Debian uses nautilus for file exploring

Start from terminal

sudo nautilus

Navigate to gzdoom.ini (from home directory, show hidden files)

Right click and select properties

To be safe, change all dropdown menus to “read and write”

Edited by: Gorefiend