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2. Installation

2.1 How to obtain Tuxtype

Tux Typing can be obtained from the Tux Typing homepage at http://www.geekcomix.com/dm/tuxtype/. There you can obtain source code and binary distributions of Tux Typing.

2.2 Requirements

(The following is a rough estimate, anyone care to test this software out and give me better numbers?)

Tux Typing requires a computer with the following hardware as a minimum: However, it is recommended that you have at least: Tux Typing also requires the latest stable version of SDL: Simple Direct Media Layer library as well as SDL_Mixer and SDL_Image (also available from the SDL web-site).

2.3 Compilation and installation

In order to compile and install Tux Typing on your system, as root (superuser) type the following in the base directory of the Tuxtype distribution:

% ./configure
% make
% make install

Since Tux Typing uses

autoconf
you should have not trouble compiling it. Should you run into problems please report them to the the author at Sam Hart

If you obtained a binary distribution of Tux Typing (eg, in a format such as RPM or DEB) then please consult your documentation on how to install such packages on your system.


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