Dirk Dashing: Secret Agent! for Linux

Version 1.2.1

System Requirements

  • Processor: 1.0 GHz or better

  • Memory: 128 MB free system RAM

  • Hard disk space: 30 MB

  • Video card: OpenGL-compatible card

  • Input devices: Keyboard, joystick, gamepad

  • Libraries: glibc 2.4 or greater, libaudio.so.2 (if your distribution uses the Network Audio System)

  • 32-bit OS (64-bit users see below)

Download from here:

File size: 15.9 MB (16,696,731 bytes)

Compatible with Debian, Fedora, Linspire, SUSE, Ubuntu, and most recent Linux distributions (64-bit users see below)

Download Instructions

1. Click on the download link above to download the game.

2. When prompted, save the file to your hard disk.  Download will begin.

3. After download is completed, you may need to update the file permissions to run the installer. Dirk Dashing uses a graphical installer to install the game. There are two ways to update the permissions:

 

From the file explorer window (e.g., Konqueror):

Right-click the file, select properties, and set the execute privilege.

From the command line:

cd <directory where the file resides>

chmod a+x dirkdashingsetup_linux

4. Run the installer to install the game.

 

From the file explorer window (e.g., Konqueror):

Double left-click the installer file, or single-click depending on your system settings (note, if your Linux distribution won't let you run the installer, you may need to use the terminal to run it)

From the command line:

cd <directory where the file resides>

./ dirkdashingsetup_linux

5. After install is completed, you can access the game from the desktop shortcut (if running with a desktop), from the system menu, or by typing "dirk" from the terminal (command line).

If you have never used the Linux terminal (command line) before:

A terminal allows you to type-in and run commands. Nearly every Linux distribution gives you a way to access the terminal, but every distribution is different. Here are some general tips for how to find the terminal. Try looking on your desktop or system menu for an item with the words "Linux terminal", "Linux console", or similar. If you are using a KDE desktop, try looking for an item named "Konsole". Alternatively, try looking for an icon on the desktop or system menu that looks like a computer screen with a ">" on it. If you can't find it, then open the help documents for your Linux distribution and search for "terminal".

Once the terminal window is open, you can type the commands we listed above. If you have never used the terminal, you can find an excellent tutorial here that will teach you some basic commands.

Notes for 64-bit Linux users:

The Dirk Dashing installer and program are both 32-bit. The 64-bit versions of some distributions, like Ubuntu (Edgy Eft and Feisty Fawn), do not come with the 32-bit libraries installed by default. If the installer will not start for you, then you should make sure the 32-bit libraries are installed. In the case of Ubuntu, this means installing the ia32-libs package.

One player also reported that the game would seg fault on his OpenSUSE 11.2 64-bit machine. However, removing the SDL and ogg-vorbis libraries that come bundled with the game solved it for him. That is, the game ran fine with the 32-bit libs that come with his OS.