Description Activision and Ravensoftware have released a demo for Quake 4 on the Linux platform.
Installation instructions:
The Quake 4 (TM) GNU/Linux Demo will install to /usr/local/games/quake4-demo by default, and will not conflict with an installation of Quake 4 (TM) retail.
PLEASE NOTE: The Linux version of Quake 4 (TM) is NOT supported by Activision Customer Support.
Start the game with the command: quake4-demo Start the dedicated server with the command: quake4-demoded
For troubleshooting and help, see: http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/
Minimum system requirements:
- GNU/Linux system - Pentium(r) 4 2.0 GHz or Athlon(tm) XP 2000+ processor - 512MB RAM - Kernel 2.4, 2.6 is recommended - glibc >= 2.2.4
3D acceleration ( not required for dedicated server ): - SDL >= 1.2 [1] - latest OpenGL drivers, correctly configured - ATI(r) Radeon(r) 9700 - ATI Radeon 9800 - ATI Radeon X300 series - ATI Radeon X550 series - ATI Radeon X600 series - ATI Radeon X700 series - ATI Radeon X800 series - ATI Radeon X850 series - Nvidia(r) GeForce(TM) 3/Ti series - Nvidia GeForce 4/Ti series - Nvidia GeForce FX series - Nvidia GeForce 6 series - Nvidia GeForce 7 series
Audio ( not required for dedicated server ): - sound card with OSS or Alsa support, stereo and surround sound are supported with both APIs Alsa >= 1.0.6 is required
Multiplayer:
- Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported - Internet play requires broadband connection
