Installing MudOS: Unpacking and Installation

MudOS is distributed as a set of files combined into a single file using tar and compressed using GNU zip. You must unzip the archive first, then expand it into its directory structure. For example, assuming you have just downloaded MudOS v23:

    gunzip MudOS_v23.tar.gz
    tar xvf MudOS_v23.tar

tar is a standard command on most UNIX systems; GNU zip is freeware and is available on most UNIX systems as well (sometimes available as gzip -d rather than gunzip. Under Windows 95/NT, the shareware program Winzip is capable of both unzipping and extracting the tar file.

Change to the src directory, and copy the file options.h to local_options so you'll have an options file to modify for your own use. Using a text editor, modify the local_options file to suit your tastes and/or mudlib. Many mudlibs come with a recommended local_options file or suggestions for how to set yours up. If you don't have a mudlib yet, now would be a good time to get one.

Still in the src directory, type ./build.MudOS and watch as the program attempts to figure out your system's configuration. Follow the instructions printed on the screen. Note that error messages typically appear during this process as the program experiments with possible configurations and that they should be ignored.

You will need a runtime configuration file and a mudlib in order to use the driver. An example configuration file, config.Example is provided with the driver and can be used as the basis for your configuration.

Follow the instructions for running the mudlib, and have fun!