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SuperTuxKart, the free open-source arcade racing game, announced the release candidate for the next 1.5 release few days ago.
It’s been more than half a year since the last Beta release. And, the new RC release includes primarily bug-fixes and minor new features.
3D kart racing game SuperTuxKart 1.1 was finally released today after one RC release.
Compared to the previous RC release, SuperTuxKart 1.1 adds ability to change the touchscreen controller type in race paused dialog.
A summary of the new changes according to the release note:
1. Open terminal either by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stk/dev
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. Then either upgrade SuperTuxKart from an existing version via Software Updater:
or install the game via commands:
sudo apt update sudo apt install supertuxkart
Once installed, open the game from your system application launcher and enjoy!
To remove SuperTuxKart, open terminal and run command:
sudo apt remove --auto-remove supertuxkart supertuxkart-data
To remove the PPA, open Software & Updates -> Other Software, and remove the repository line:
The first release candidate of SuperTuxKart 1.1 was released a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 19.10, Linux Mint 19.x.
What’s new in SuperTuxKart 1.1 rc1 according to the release note:
The dev PPA has built the packages for Ubuntu 18.04 and higher.
1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcuts, or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stk/dev
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. Then install the game via commands:
sudo apt update sudo apt install supertuxkart
Once installed, open the game from your system application launcher and enjoy!
To remove SuperTuxKart, open terminal and run command:
sudo apt remove --auto-remove supertuxkart supertuxkart-data
To remove the PPA, open Software & Updates -> Other Software, and remove the repository line:
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The first release candidate of the open-source kart racing game, SuperTuxKart 0.10 RC1, was released today.
Since the last beta, SuperTuxKart rc1 features:
The followings steps will install the RC1 release at the moment for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 19.04.
This also works for the final SuperTuxKart 0.10 once it’s released.
1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcuts, or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stk/dev
Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue adding the PPA.
2. For Ubuntu 16.04 and Linux Mint, you need to run command to refreah system package cache:
sudo apt update
3. Finally install the game via command:
sudo apt install supertuxkart
Once installed, open the game from your system application launcher and enjoy!
To remove SuperTuxKart, open terminal and run command:
To remove the PPA, open Software & Updates -> Other Software, and remove the repository line:
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
Supertuxkart, open-source arcade racing game, got a big update by releasing 0.9.3 rc1 yesterday. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04 via PPA.
Supertuxkart 0.9.3, code name ‘Halloween Update’, includes following changes:
There’s a stable PPA contains the new 0.9.3 release for Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, 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
While the PPA does not support Ubuntu 17.10 so far, you may download the linux tarball, extract, and directly run the executable file (“run_game.sh”) to launch the game.
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
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/
SuperTuxKart, a Free 3D kart racing game recently released v0.8.1 with Wiimote support, new karts, modes and track.
This tutorial is going to show you how to install this new release in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and enjoy the game.
New features in SuperTuxKart:
SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 official video:
Install SuperTuxKart 0.8.1:
First check out system type (32 bit or 64 bit) under System Settings -> Details. Then download the portable version from the official download page for Linux.
Then extract the package and run executable from result folder/bin/
To create a launcher for SuperTuxKart 0.8.1, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command below to install required packages:
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel --no-install-recommends
Then run command to bring up new launcher dialog:
sudo gnome-desktop-item-edit /usr/share/applications/ --create-new
In pop up window, type:
/home/YOURUSERNAME/Downloads/SuperTuxKart/bin/supertuxkart ### You may change the code to PATH to your GAME folder
Once done, you can launcher the game from Unity Dash.
SuperTuxKart is a Free 3D kart racing game with many tracks and characters. The latest SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 RC1 has been released and here are the new features and how to install it in Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 13.04, Ubuntu 12.04 and Linux Mint.
What’s New in SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 RC1:
SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 new karts
SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 egg hunt
SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 Ubuntu 13.10
1. Download the package from sourceforge page. Choose to download:
supertuxkart-0.8.1-rc1-linux-glibc2.7-i386.tar.bz2 for 32 bit system and supertuxkart-0.8.1-rc1-linux-glibc2.11-x86-64.tar.bz2 for 64 bit system
2. Uncompress the packages in Nautilus file browser by right-clicking on the package and select ‘Extract Here’.
3. Rename the result folder name to SuperTuxKart. You can move this folder to /opt/ for global use.
4. Press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run commands below one by one to create a launcher for SuperTuxKart:
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel --no-install-recommends sudo gnome-desktop-item-edit /usr/share/applications/ --create-new
in pop up window, type:
/home/YOURUSERNAME/Downloads/SuperTuxKart/bin/supertuxkart ### The path to extracted folder executabe file
Once done, you can launcher the game from Unity Dash.
