Gentoo install
From Spring
Linux Setup Guide < Gentoo install
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Installation
An overlay to use with layman is provided. If gentoo overlays and/or layman are new to you, read about them, as they are an essential part of gentoo.
This example assumes you never used layman before.
Install layman
### install layman (with git support)
### you don't need to if you used layman before, obviously
echo "app-portage/layman git" >> /etc/portage/package.use
emerge layman
### Note: for Layman version 1.3.0 or later use:
echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/make.conf
### Note: for Layman version <1.3.0 use:
echo "source /usr/local/portage/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/make.conf
Install Spring Overlay
### add spring overlay to layman
layman -f -a spring -o https://raw.githubusercontent.com/springlobby/overlay/master/overlays.xml
### allow installation of unstable versions
echo "games-strategy/spring ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/spring.keywords
echo "games-util/springlobby ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords/spring.keywords
### Note: for Layman version <1.3.0 use:
echo "games-strategy/spring ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
echo "games-util/springlobby ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
emerge eselect-wxwidgets wxGTK
### make sure wxWidgets has been activated, springlobby will fail without it with error:
### Could NOT find wxWidgets (missing: wxWidgets_FOUND)
eselect wxwidgets list
# Available wxWidgets profiles:
# [1] gtk2-unicode-release-2.8 *
# if none set, select one with e.g.:
eselect wxwidgets set 1
### install game and lobby
emerge spring springlobby
Upgrading
### update the repository and check for new versions
layman -S
### to auto update layman with `emerge --sync` do:
mkdir -p /etc/portage/postsync.d/
echo "layman -S" >> /etc/portage/postsync.d/layman
chmod +x /etc/portage/postsync.d/layman
### upgrade existing installations
emerge -u spring springlobby
Your paths are: Spring executable in /usr/games/bin/spring and
read-only data in /usr/share/games/spring.
