Guide to install Debian Linux and EQEMu

**trevius** · #1 07-19-2009, 02:22 AM

Nice guide there, Hunter. You are always welcome to do updates to the wiki page for it here if you want. Most of that stuff in the wiki page for the Debian install was from AndMetal and myself, but it could definitely use some updates to reflect changes since we wrote it. I know there are a couple steps that aren't needed anymore and some new ones that are. Anyone can sign up for a wiki account and it is pretty easy to get the hang of doing edits in it. Though, I really wish we would get rid of this wakka wiki and replace it with mediawiki (what wikipedia uses), since it is much easier to use and looks cleaner IMO.

eqwarrior · #2 07-19-2009, 07:11 AM

Thanks for the feed back. I didn't know I could make a wiki. Maybe I'll try that. As you said, some steps are not needed in the old guides anymore, and there are some new steps required too (like spells importing, etc).

-Hunter

Roguish · #3 07-23-2009, 11:36 PM

Problem:
When it comes to page 8 -- "Edit /etc/mysql/my.cnf"
you get the message

Code:

Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

Reason:
I am working on the local host rather than doing a net install.

Solution:

Code:

export DISPLAY=:0.0
xhost +LOCAL:

Note: I'm using Ubuntu 8.10

Roguish · #4 07-24-2009, 12:05 AM

Problem:
Between pages 8 and 9 where the server is reset and then directed to create a MySQL account typing "mysql -u root" returns "Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"

Reason:
MySQL server is not running

Solutions:

Code:

sudo mysqld

eqwarrior · #5 07-25-2009, 09:31 AM

Feel free to take the guide, rip it apart, and make a version of it for Ubuntu 8.10. The guide works 100% for Debian, and I am currently unfamiliar with other versions of Linux. Any edits, additions, feedback much welcome

Roguish · #6 07-26-2009, 03:54 AM

Ubuntu is built on top of Debian, it should work 100%. I'm just making sure before I say that for sure.