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Contents 1 Windows 1.1 Windows beta installer 2 Linux 2.1 Ubuntu/Debian 2.1.1 Ubuntu 9.10 beta installer 2.2 Gentoo 3 MacOS 3.1 MacOS 0.36.3 beta

Windows

1. Download the latest version of Rigs of Rods, 0.36.3
2. When you're done downloading the setup file, find the RoR set up file.
   
3. Open the installer and accept the agreement if you accept the terms.
   
4. RoR installs a shortcut to your start menu for your convenience.
5. It is wise to configure RoR before playing with the configurator. If you are unsure how your system performs, it is wise to start with low performance and work your way up until you have an acceptable framerate.
   

Also, you may wish to vist the Major Bug Support Board if you are having issues.

Windows beta installer

As of November 2009, the RoR dev team have been releasing regular beta tests through the online installer.

1. Once it has downloaded, find where you saved the file and run it.
2. Once it has opened, you'll be presented with the copyright/info about RoR. Click next once you are ready.
3. You should come to a screen where there are many boxes that can be ticked. If you want the latest features and additional vehicles and terrains (Many of which may be unstable), make sure you tick all the boxes.
4. Once you've done that, RoR should start downloading from one of the provided mirrors. Once it is done, RoR should be installed (by default, it's possible to change the directory) to C:\Program Files\Rigs Of Rods
5. As with the previous way of installing, you should launch the Configurator and make sure the graphics settings suit your needs.

Linux

(In bad need of updating by someone familar with Linux installations)

<To install RoR in linux you need to install some specific libraries which need to be downloaded prior to install:

• nVidia Cg Toolkit: libCg.so (required even if you do not have an nVidia card!)
• DevIL image library: libdevil1c2
• OpenAL: libopenal0a (if broken, symlink to libopenal.so.1)
• Mesa GLX: libgl1-mesa-glx
• FreeType: libfreetype6
• TIFF Libraries: libtiff4 (if broken, symlink to libtiff.so.3)
• ZZip libzzip-0-13
• Non-unicode wxWidgets

Simply extract the file to anywhere you wish. If you want to install settings in your home folder (if you installed it somewhere in the system where you don't normally have permissions):

mkdir -p ~/.rigsofrods/packs
touch ~/.rigsofrods/{RoR.cfg,ogre.cfg,RoR.log}

Rigs of Rods will now read/write to those files. If RoR does not seem to be taking the values from your home directory, simply symlink the configuration files in ~/.rigsofrods to your RoR directory.

ln -s ~/.rigsofrods/RoR.cfg /<RoR-dir>/RoR.cfg
ln -s ~/.rigsofrods/ogre.cfg /<RoR-dir>/ogre.cfg

Ubuntu/Debian

1. The above library packages will successfully install through Synaptic Package Manager in Karmic Koala.
2. Add this line to your /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://apt.rigsofrods.com/ /
3. Refresh package list
4. Install the rigsofrods packages
   1. rigsofrods [REQUIRED]
   2. rigsofrods-data [REQUIRED]
   3. rigsofrods-wx - This package includes non-unicode wxWidgets. If you are unsure, include this file.
   4. rigsofrods-addon - Extra vehicles and terrains
5. Notes:
   1. Commands are executed from the RoR directory
   2. If libtiff is broken, symlink to libtiff.so.3:
      

      ln -s /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4 libtiff.so.3

   3. If libopenal is broken, or you do not have any sound, symlink to libopenal.so.1 (delete libopenal.so from your RoR directory)

      rm libopenal.so.1; ln -s /usr/lib/libopenal.so.0 libopenal.so.1

If you want to install settings in your home folder (if you installed it somewhere in the system where you don't normally have permissions):

mkdir -p ~/.rigsofrods/packs
touch ~/.rigsofrods/{RoR.cfg,ogre.cfg,RoR.log}

Rigs of Rods will now read/write to those files. If RoR does not seem to be taking the values from your home directory, simply symlink the configuration files in ~/.rigsofrods to your RoR directory:

ln -s ~/.rigsofrods/RoR.cfg /usr/share/games/rigsofrods/RoR.cfg
ln -s ~/.rigsofrods/ogre.cfg /usr/share/games/rigsofrods/ogre.cfg

You can start RoR by using RoR or RoRConfig from the command line.

Ubuntu 9.10 beta installer

If you are running ubuntu 9.10 then you can try using the beta installer. Read the 1st post here in the forum This only seems to work for 32 bit systems and is not stable so be careful!

Gentoo

be sure to have the following use flags activated (at least its working with those):

[ebuild   N   ] media-libs/devil-1.6.7-r2  USE="X gif jpeg opengl png sdl tiff -allegro -mng -xpm" 0 kB 
[ebuild   N   ] dev-libs/zziplib-0.13.49  USE="sdl" 0 kB 
[ebuild   N   ] media-gfx/nvidia-cg-toolkit-2.0.0010  0 kB 
[ebuild   N   ] x11-libs/wxGTK-2.8.7.1-r1  USE="X opengl sdl -debug -doc -gnome -gstreamer -odbc -pch" 0 kB

then install:

emerge nvidia-cg-toolkit zziplib devil wxGTK -av

MacOS

Note, the lastest Mac version is 0.35.

1. Download RoR-0.35.dmg
   
2. Open RoR-0.35.dmg
3. Copy the image disk to your hard disk
4. Launch RoRconfig

MacOS 0.36.3 beta

the devs are currently working on a new version of RoR for macosx leopard and above. Vist the forum page for the download url and to make comments. And above all remember This Is A BETA!!! so it may not work or may cause problems, so be careful

Also, you may wish to vist the MacOS Support Board if you are having issues.