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narrative linux install instructions

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try to give an example showing actual commands to make it more obvious
exactly how the linux tarball gets installed
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NetHack 3.4.1 Linux Elf NetHack 3.4.2 Linux Elf
This README provides the instructions for using the official Linux binary, This README provides the instructions for using the official Linux binary,
system platform requirements, as well as steps used to create that binary. system platform requirements, as well as steps used to create that binary.
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@ The Linux binary package assumes that you have a user and a group named
"games" on your system. If you do not, you can simplify installation by "games" on your system. If you do not, you can simplify installation by
creating them first. creating them first.
gunzip and untar the package, preserving permissions, from / to put the Log in as or su to "root". Then, cd /, gunzip and untar the package,
NetHack files in /usr/games/nethack and /usr/games/lib/nethackdir. preserving permissions to put the NetHack files in /usr/games/nethack and
/usr/games/lib/nethackdir. For example, if the package in in your
home directory you might perform these steps.
% su
# cd /
# gunzip -c ~yourlogin/nh342lin.tgz | tar xpvf -
(If you have old record and logfile entries from a previous NetHack version, (If you have old record and logfile entries from a previous NetHack version,
you might want to save copies before they get overwritten by the new empty you might want to save copies before they get overwritten by the new empty
files; old saved games and bones files from 3.4.0 will work with 3.4.1). files; old saved games and bones files from 3.4.x will work with 3.4.2).
In addition to data files for running the game, you will find other useful In addition to data files for running the game, you will find other useful
things in /usr/games/lib/nethackdir (such as a copy of this README :-). things in /usr/games/lib/nethackdir (such as a copy of this README :-).