News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
Stunt Rally, free open-source rally style racing game, updated to version 3.3 a few days ago with new features.
Stunt Rally is a 3D racing game with Sci-Fi elements and own Track Editor. It features 232 tracks in 40 sceneries and 33 vehicles, allowing users to play either in single mode or multiplayer and split screen for up to 6 players.
SuperTuxKart 1.2, free and open-source kart racing game, was officially released a day ago.
What’s new in SuperTuxkart 1.2:
Source code as well as packages for Android, Linux (portable), Mac OS, and Windows are available for download at the link below:
Also, there’s an Ubuntu PPA that contains .deb packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint 20 / 19.x.
1.) Open terminal from system application launcher, then run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stk/dev
Type user password, no visual feedback, when it asks and hit Enter to continue.
2.) After adding the PPA, either upgrade from an old version via Software Updater, or run commands in terminal to install the game:
sudo apt update sudo apt install supertuxkart
To remove the PPA, run command:
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:stk/dev
To remove the racing game, run:
sudo apt remove --autoremove supertuxkart supertuxkart-data
Speed Dreams, open source motorsport simulation and racing game, now can be installed in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, and also Ubuntu 16.04 easily via Flatpak package.
Speed Dreams is a fork of the open racing car simulator Torcs, aiming to implement exciting new features, cars, tracks and AI opponents to make a more enjoyable game for the player, as well as constantly improving visual and physics realism.
The official Speed Dreams PPA was abandoned for years. Thanks to Flatpak (containerized software package), now you can install the game in Ubuntu via following steps.
1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T), run command to install Flatpak framework if not exist (For Ubuntu 16.04, add the PPA first):
sudo apt-get install flatpak
2. Then add the flathub repository:
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
3. Finally install Speed Dreams:
flatpak install flathub org.speed_dreams.SpeedDreams
Once successfully installed, open the game from application launcher and enjoy!
To remove the Flatpak package, simply run command in terminal:
flatpak uninstall org.speed_dreams.SpeedDreams
The open source kart racing game, Supertuxkart 0.9.3, was released earlier today. The new release features in-game screen recording and Android support.
Supertuxkart 0.9.3 release highlight:
There’s a stable PPA contains the new 0.9.3 release for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 17.04, Ubuntu 17.10, and next Ubuntu 18.04.
1. Open terminal via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching it from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stk/dev
Input your password (no visual feedback while typing) when it prompts and hit Enter.
2. If you have a previous release installed, just upgrade it via Software Updater.
Or run commands in terminal to install or upgrade to Supertuxkart 0.9.3:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install supertuxkart
You can launch Software & Updates utility and navigate to ‘Other Software’ tab to disable or remove the PPA.
To remove the game, either use your system package manager or run command:
sudo apt-get remove --autoremove supertuxkart
Speed Dreams is an open source 3D racing game which is initially forked from TORCS. It features high quality graphics, 3D real-time motorsport simulator for gamers and researchers, and a variety of input devices support (e.g, keyboards, mouses, joypads, joysticks, racing wheels and pedals.).
Speed Dreams works on Linux, Microsoft Windows, AmigaOS 4, AROS, MorphOS and Haiku. For Ubuntu, it can be easily installed from PlayDeb repository and below is how:
1. Add PlayDeb repository.
Open terminal from the Dash/Launcher or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run:
echo deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu vivid-getdeb games | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playdeb.list
2. Import the keyring:
wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
3. Launch Synaptic Package Manager (install it from Ubuntu Software Center if need), search for install speed dreams after checking for updates:
You may install all the packages listed in the above picture to get more cars and tracks.
SuperTuxKart, an open-source kart racing game, finally gets a new stable release after nearly one and a half year since the last release.
SuperTuxKart 0.9 comes with a new rendering engine that’s fully shader-based, two completely new tracks, online log-in support, different Kart physics, an achievement system, and numerous other improvements. With now needing OpenGL3.1+, SuperTuxKart developers recommend at least having one of below graphics for playing the game:
Highlights of SuperTuxKart 0.9:
How to Install SuperTuxKart 0.9 in Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS Freya:
1. For all Linux users, select download “supertuxkart-0.9-linux.tar.gz or “supertuxkart-0.9-linux.tar.xz” from the link below:
2. Install the required library libopenal1 via Ubuntu Software Center, or by running below command in terminal:
sudo apt-get install libopenal1
3. Unpack the downloaded archive and run the run_game.sh script from in the result folder to start the game:
For those who don’t see the Run option, go to Nautilus file browser’s menu Edit -> Preferences -> Behavior -> select “Run executable text files when they are opened”, and re-open the file browser.
To Create a launcher for the game, so you can launch it from Application Menu or the Unity Dash.
In below steps, I assume that you’ve extracted the game to your user Downloads folder.
1. Open terminal from menu or the Dash. When it opens, run command to edit the .desktop file:
gedit ~/Downloads/supertuxkart-*-linux/data/supertuxkart.desktop
When the file opens, replace values of Icon and Exec with file path to the icon and run_game.sh script.
In below picture, you may replace “handbook” (without quotes) with your username.
2. Finally copy or move this file to user’s Home .local/share/applications/ folder (press Ctrl+H to view hidden folder), so that your system can read it.
Do it in your file browser, or just run below command in terminal:
mv ~/Downloads/supertuxkart-*-linux/data/supertuxkart.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
Stunt Rally is an open-source VDrift and OGRE based racing game with track editor. Stunt Rally 2.2 was released recently with many new features and bug fixes. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy.
The PlayDeb has made the new release into its repository for Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy. So we can follow the steps below to install it.
1. Add the PlayDeb repository
Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below to add the repository:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu saucy-getdeb games" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/playdeb.list'
Then get the key:
wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
2. Install the required package: ttf-liberation
The game requires package ttf-liberation which is available in all other Ubuntu releases except Ubuntu 13.10. Don’t know why, but you can download it from:
3. Check for udpates and install Stunt Rally
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install -y stuntrally
Once installed, open the game or track editor from menu or Unity Dash.
For source code and Windows EXE installer, go to sourceforge download page.
For more details go to Stunt Rally project homepage
