# add the i386 architecture
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

# do update to fetch i386 librairies
sudo apt update

# install the 32 bits compatible librairies
sudo apt install ia32-libs (mint)
sudo apt install lib32z1 (ubuntu)

# after the installation the following lib must be present
sudo apt install libsdl1.2debian:i386

Installation

NOTE: The installation has been tested on Mint 20.04 | Ubuntu 20/22.04.

Download the archive

wget http://et.thegux.fr/archives/et_full_linux.tar.gz

Extract it

tar xzvf et_full_linux.tar.gz
cd wolfenstein-et

Create the main folders

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/games/enemy-territory
sudo chown 1000 /usr/local/games/enemy-territory && chmod 775 /usr/local/games/enemy-territory

sudo mkdir -p /opt/games/enemy-territory
sudo chown 1000 /opt/games/enemy-territory && chmod 775 /opt/games/enemy-territory

cp -r base/* /usr/local/games/enemy-territory
cp -r server /opt/games/enemy-territory

Launch the game

cd /usr/local/games/enemy-territory
./et-sdl-sound

Enjoy !

NOTE : Some librairies may be missing, you need to install it one by one (test to launch ./et.x86 and see missing libs).

Create a systemd service (server creation only)

In order to launch the server properly, a systemd service is a right solution instead of the serverctl sh script. Todo so :

put the launch_server.bash wherever you want (ex: /opt/games/enemy-territory/server/linux).
put the wolfenstein-et.service file in /etc/systemd/system directory (must be root).
replace <linux_user> and <path_to> placeholders with your configuration (<linux_user> must have rights to exec launch_server.bash).
enable the service (on reboot the service will autostart).

sudo systemctl enable wolfenstein-et

start the service

sudo service wolfenstein-et start

check the service status

sudo service wolfenstein-et status

Settings

More useful informations : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wolfenstein:_Enemy_Territory.

Set screen size in **1920*1080**

Open the player configuration file:

vi $HOME/.etwolf/etmain/profiles/<username>/etconfig.cfg

Override this settings

seta r_mode          -1      // -1 mean we are using a custom screen resolution
seta r_customwidth   1920    // monitor's width
seta r_customheight  1080    // monitor's height

Common errors

"libstdc++.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"

sudo apt install lib32stdc++6

SDL driver error

------- sound initialization -------
SDL audio driver initializing...
ALSA lib conf.c:3722:(snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library libasound_module_conf_pulse.so (/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.so: libasound_module_conf_pulse.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
ALSA lib pcm.c:2642:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
SDL_AudioDriverName() = NULL
------------------------------------

You must install the corresponding 32 bits library:

sudo apt install libasound2-plugins:i386

Keyboard inputs does not work

Try moving to Xorg instead of Wayland... To do so, on Ubuntu, logout, click on the Settings icon and select Xorg.

README.md

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory

Requirements