This is just a little tutorial on how to get Orbiter 2006 up and running on a Linux/GNU distribution. This guide focuses on simplicity and ease. I wrote this tutorial and tested it using Debian Lenny, and so it I believe it should work well for Debian-based Linux/GNU distributions (Ubuntu, etc). I assume you have 3D acceleration drivers installed.
First, one should download Orbiter 2006 to a folder, any will do, but for simplicity I downloaded to my home folder. Open a console, cd to your home folder, and type (or paste):
Wget is a command line download tool included in most distributions. Alternatively, one can download Orbiter 2006 using a web browser.
Also, one needs to download a little script called winetricks. Once again I downloaded to my home folder using wget:
Also, one needs to install wine and cabextract packages. You can do this using a GUI such as Synaptic, Aptitude, Apt-Get, etc. Remember, one must have root powers in order to install packages.
As root:
The wine package in Debian Lenny is version 1.01. I have not tested this guide on any other versions, but I am optimistic this guide will work on later wine versions.
After the the packages are installed, one may switch back to user mode. Now we must tell winetricks to install the vcrun6 package for wine.
Now we should extract Orbiter to a folder inside Wine's C drive folder. First, switch to the hidden folder.
Then, make a directory called Orbiter.
Go ahead and change to the home directory and extract Orbiter to your new folder. I used 7-Zip to extract the archive, because it is my favorite.
Now, according to my tests, you must change to the Orbiter directory to properly run the program.
Now give Orbiter a shot.
I recommend you run in a window. Also, do not open any windows inside Orbiter (such as scenario editor, pressing F4, etc) because you will lose your keyboard.
It's slow, but somewhat more stable than I expected.
First, one should download Orbiter 2006 to a folder, any will do, but for simplicity I downloaded to my home folder. Open a console, cd to your home folder, and type (or paste):
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cd
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wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mscorbaddon/Orbiter/06-09-29/orbiter060929_base.zip?use_mirror=cdnetworks-us-1
Also, one needs to download a little script called winetricks. Once again I downloaded to my home folder using wget:
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wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks
As root:
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apt-get install wine cabextract
After the the packages are installed, one may switch back to user mode. Now we must tell winetricks to install the vcrun6 package for wine.
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sh winetricks vcrun6
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cd ~/.wine/drive_c/
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mkdir Orbiter
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7z x orbiter060929_base.zip -o~/.wine/drive_c/Orbiter
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cd ~/.wine/drive_c/Orbiter
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wine orbiter
It's slow, but somewhat more stable than I expected.
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