I am trying to create a dedicated server on ubuntu server 8.04.1. I installed the nexuiz-server package but I dont want to actually install nexuiz because that requires that I install a lot of graphical programs that I dont really want to install on my server. The directions that are included with the server package say to put some files in ~/.nexuiz but I dont have the ~/.nexuiz folder because I dont have nexuiz actually installed. Is it possible to install the dedicated server without the game? If so how?

yes, it is. Just run the server and it should make the ~/.nexuiz dir for you.

how do I run the server? I installed the debian packages, are you familiar with those? Do I still need to download anything from the website?

To list all files in an installed Debian package, use "dpkg -L package-name". You can probably use "dpkg -L nexuiz-server | egrep 'games|bin'" to find the name of the server binary. ("man binary-name" after that.) To see the documentation of a Debian package, check out the /usr/share/doc/package-name directory.

so this means there is no download from the nexuiz website needed?

Ok, I tried to run the nexuiz-server binary but I am getting some problems. It tells me that "couldnt exec quake.rc" It also cant exec default.cfg, config.cfg, and autoexec.cfg. it also tells me that it fails at trying to load a bunch of libraries. It did not create a ~/.nexuiz directory.

This should help you
http://www.forums.alientrap.local/viewtopic.php?p=122#122

yeah, I already read that. My questions were basically based on that. I don't know if I actually have to download those files or not because I already installed nexuiz-server (debian package) If I still do have to download those files where do I put them. I do not have a .nexuiz directory.(yes I realize its hidden) I can always create one but if that is all I have to do then why does it have to be in .nexuiz instead of wherever I want it to be.

I tried running nexuiz-server in the terminal but it keeps getting stuck in different places. Usually after a couldn't load texture. I read that these errors really aren't a problem but it is getting stuck nevertheless.

After the server is up and running how do I know? How do I play games on it? Does my server connect to the server that lists all the other servers?

Oh.

Wait do you have a mac?

potatoj316 wrote:Ok, I tried to run the nexuiz-server binary but I am getting some problems. It tells me that "couldnt exec quake.rc" It also cant exec default.cfg, config.cfg, and autoexec.cfg. it also tells me that it fails at trying to load a bunch of libraries. It did not create a ~/.nexuiz directory.

How did you install the package? Sounds like there are dependencies missing, which usually happens when installing a package manually. A manual install is probably not what you want. If that's the case, just uninstall the package and get it from an official Ubuntu repository instead through apt-get/aptitude.

Well that setup guide is based on the official download you get from the alientrap.org page. From what i get about the debian nexuiz packages the server package just contains the server binary.. i think you need nexuiz-server and nexuiz-data to be able to run the server on debian or ubuntu

Ok I got it working, to answer a few questions. At least one of which I believe I already stated

I run ubuntu 8.04 (linux) it is not a mac, it also does not have X installed and therefore has no graphical interface

I did not install the package manually, I used "sudo aptitude install nexuiz-server" (this retrieves it from the official repositories)

I was able to run the server by typing "nexuiz-server" in the terminal, I dont know why I didnt think of that

I had to gunzip the sample config file and start the server with "nexuiz-server +exec server.cgf" in order to customiize the server

nexuiz-data was not requited, it is for the game, not the server

potatoj316 wrote:I did not install the package manually, I used "sudo aptitude install nexuiz-server" (this retrieves it from the official repositories)

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nexuiz-data was not requited, it is for the game, not the server

Well, on Debian it is required and in fact it is a hard dependency of nexuiz-server, so if you used aptitude there's a good chance you already have it installed.

Good to hear you got it working, though.

Glad you got it working, maybe you can also tell others how.. like were did you had to put the server.cfg file. So far i only used the official zip file to setup an server, never the debian packages.