Installing Amoebax

Requirements

Amoebax depends on the following third-party libraries:

Optionally, if you want to generate source's documentation you'll also need:

Source Installation

  1. Install requirements, if necessary.
  2. Download the latests released version.
  3. Unpack the tarball: 
    # tar xvjf amoebax-<version>.tar.bz2
  4. Enter to the new created directory: 
    # cd amoebax-<version>
  5. Execute the “configure” script at the directory's root: 
    # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
  6. Build the game: 
    # make
  7. Install the application. If you don't have permissions to install on the destination directory, you'll need to do this step as root: 
    # make install

or

# sudo make install
  8. Enjoy!

Windows installation

  1. Download the latest released binaries for Windows.
  2. Double click on the MSI file.
  3. Click Next.
  4. Read the license agreement and if you agree click on the "I accept the terms in the License Agreement" checkbox and click Next.
  5. Click Next to accept the default installation directory.
  6. Click Install to begin the installation process.
  7. Click Finish to end the installation program.
  8. Double click the new Amoebax icon on the Desktop.
  9. Enjoy!

Mac OS X installation

  1. Download the latest released binaries for Mac OS X.
  2. Double click the disk image file.
  3. Drag the Amoebax application to your Applications folder.
  4. Double click on Amoebax.
  5. Enjoy!

GP2X installation

  1. Download the latest released binaries for GP2X.
  2. Unpack the file using your favorite unzipper application like unzip or 7-Zip.
  3. Copy the new “Amoebax” directory into you SD card or copy it through USB to your console.
  4. Enjoy!