Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, Alien Arena is a freeware online deadmatch game. The game is based on both Quake and Unreal Tournament, in order to combine retro sci-fi and futuristic tech. It can be played in different game modes, such as Deathmatch, Team Core Assault, All Out Assault, Capture the Flag, Duel, and Cattle Prod. Players can play both in teams or by themselves, drive vehicles and kill enemies with weapons inspired by Q3 and UT.
The latest version available is Alien Arena 7.66, which has been released recently. For more information see this link.
In this article I will show you how to install Alien Arena 7.66 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.
Because it is available via the GetDeb repository, installing Alien Arena 7.66 On Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS is easy. Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install Alien Arena 7.66 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail and Linux Mint 15 Olivia:
$ wget -q -O - http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu raring-getdeb games" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list'
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install alien-arena
How to install Alien Arena 7.66 on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna:
$ wget -q -O - http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu precise-getdeb games" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/getdeb.list'
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install alien-arena