ShowEQ 6.1.1 on Linux Mint 20.1

[MrDabrudda]

Add the QT4 repos

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa
sudo apt-get update

Since /bin/uic throws up an error because it cannot find QT5 files we will need to point the QTChooser to the QT4 bin

sudo xed /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt-default/qtchooser/default.conf
If for whatever weird reason you cannot edit the default.conf then delete the default.conf by typing


sudo rm -f /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt-default/qtchooser/default.conf

and then run the sudo xed command.

Copy/paste the following line to the top of the default.conf and save the file

/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt4/bin

Install the required dependencies

sudo apt-get install subversion
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install libpcap0.8-dev
sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev
sudo apt-get install libqt4-dev
sudo apt-get install autoconf
sudo apt-get install automake
sudo apt-get install libtool
sudo apt-get install libx11-dev
sudo apt-get install libxext-dev
sudo apt-get install libpng-dev
sudo apt-get install libice-dev


or



sudo apt-get install subversion && sudo apt-get install build-essential && sudo apt-get install libpcap0.8-dev && sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev && sudo apt-get install libqt4-dev && sudo apt-get install autoconf && sudo apt-get install automake && sudo apt-get install libtool && sudo apt-get install libx11-dev && sudo apt-get install libxext-dev && sudo apt-get install libpng-dev && sudo apt-get install libice-dev


Type


cd /home/"USERNAME"/Downloads (USERNAME IS YOUR ACCOUNT NAME)


Use Subversion to download ShowEQ 6.1.3

svn checkout http://svn.code.sf.net/p/seq/svn/showeq/tags/v6_1_3/ showeq-6.1.3

Compile ShowEQ 6.1.3

cd showeq-6.1.3
sudo make -f Makefile.dist build
sudo ./configure
sudo make
sudo make install

Give your account access to /usr/local/share/showeq folder

sudo chown -R username:username /usr/local/share/showeq
(username is your account name)

Copy eqstr_us.txt and spells_us.txt from your EQ computer to either a NAS or USB drive.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Everquest F2P

Copy eqstr_us.txt and spells_us.txt from your NAS or USB drive to

/usr/local/share/showeq

Download Brewall EQ maps zip from

http://www.eqmaps.info
and follow the HOW TO INSTALL instructions to copy the new maps to your EQ computer

Download the Brewall EQ maps zip to your ShowEQ computer also and unzip into Downloads

Download the mapconvert script from

http://www.showeq.net/forums/showthread.php?7448-Updated-mapconvert-script

Copy and paste the mapconvert script into Downloads/brewall folder

Right click the mapconvert script and from the pop menu select Properties
Click the Permissions tab and check the Execute: Allow executing file as progrm checkbox and click Close

Open a terminal windows and cd to Downloads/brewall
Run ./mapconvert and you should see
Converting aalishai
Converting abysmal...etc

Once the mapconvert script completes open Nemo file browser window and go to Downloads/brewall
Click the search icon (Looks like a magnifying glass) in the upper right
Type .map to only display the newly converted .map files
Copy/paste all the .map files into

/usr/local/share/showeq/maps
If the maps directory does not exit then create it and paste the .map files



Starting ShowEQ 6.1.3

cd /usr/local/bin
sudo ./showeq

Select the network interface that will be receiving packets when Showeq starts
Select Network\Monitor Next EQ Client Seen, or set the IP or MAC address of your EQ computer

Enjoy the Skittles

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[Aelfred]

Thanks for this Mrdabrudda. I didn't get far when trying to set up on linux mint sadly - the xed command to edit default.conf launches an editor for this file, but without write permissions? I am no Linux guy, tried an amateur effort at chmod on the file to get access so I could add the command line in xed but got the error 'cannot operate on a dangling symlink'? Is there a simple step to remedy this?

[MrDabrudda]

Did you run XED as a root so you have permissions to edit a system file?



sudo xed /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt-default/qtchooser/default.conf

[m0ve]

Try running


sudo apt-get install qtchooser

before using xed.
Solved the problem for me.

[m0ve]

After the

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa
you will need to run

sudo apt-get update

For convenience :

sudo apt-get install subversion build-essential libpcap0.8-dev zlib1g-dev libqt4-dev autoconf automake libtool libx11-dev libxext-dev

[MrDabrudda]

With ShowEQ 6.1.2...
PNG dev and ICE dev packages are required to compile
I've updated the How-to to include those two packages.
And updated the SVN address to ShowEQ 6.1.2


sudo apt-get install libpng-dev
sudo apt-get install libice-dev

[MrDabrudda]

Thanks Aelfred, I ran into this error recently during a new install after my crappy laptop gave up the blue smoke ghost and had to reinstall on an even crappier laptop.

Delete the default.conf


sudo rm -f /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt-default/qtchooser/default.conf


then recreate the default.conf by typing



sudo xed /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt-default/qtchooser/default.conf


and add in the line from the instructions above and save the default.conf.

[MrDabrudda]

I cannot edit this post to update missing information...throws up and error stating I do not have permission to edit this post and logs me out

[Fogala]

Add the QT4 repos

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gezakovacs/ppa
sudo apt-get update

Any other source for libqt4-dev? Does not seem to work any more.