[Solved] Link to Linux version of OpenXCom Extended+ is broken?

[The Martian]

I've been trying to download the Linux version of OpenXCom Extended+.

Unfortunately the link provided in the "OXCE+ download & installation guide" thread appears to be broken.


This is the error message displayed when I click the link: https://lxnt.wtf/oxem/#/ExtendedPlus

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Unable to connect

Can’t establish a connection to the server at lxnt.wtf.

[BTAxis]

Seems that way. For now, you might want to try building it from source yourself.

[tkzv]

Do you need help compiling it on Linux system? Here's a brief manual. It assumes you are familiar with package manager of your distribution and can use console.

Spoiler:

• Install GCC. Not sure about the version. The latest stable should do. Anything less than 5 years old should do. I'm using 5.4.0.
• Install "make" if it isn't installed with GCC.
• Install the following SDL packages:
  
  • SDL or libSDL
  • SDL_mixer or libSDL_mixer
  • SDL_gfx or libSDL_gfx
  • SDL_image or libSDL_image
  If your distribution has "development" or "header" packages:
  
  • SDL-dev or libSDL-dev
  • SDL_mixer-dev or libSDL_mixer-dev
  • SDL_gfx-dev or libSDL_gfx-dev
  • SDL_image-dev or libSDL_image-dev
  install them too. Latest stable versions should do.
• Install yaml-cpp-0.5.3 (or libyaml-cpp-0.5.3). Earlier versions don't work with OXCE+. If you have Ubuntu, it only has 0.5.2 and you'll have to make your own package. Try asking around — I can't help with that.
• Install git.
• Install cmake. (It's optional, but makes things easier.)
• Create a directory and go there:
  mkdir OXCE+_from_source
  cd OXCE+_from_source
• Download "oxce3.5-plus-proto" branch from Meridian's git:
  git clone -b oxce3.5-plus-proto https://github.com/MeridianOXC/OpenXcom
  It should create "OpenXcom" directory with sources.
• Switch to that directory, run cmake and make. I recommend "release with debugging information" switch, which makes faster binaries than the default "Debug":
  cd OpenXcom
  cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo"
  make
  There should be no errors.
• To play, switch to OpenXcom/bin directory and run "openxcom":
  cd bin
  ./openxcom

Of course, you may build a package for you distribution's manager, but if you know how to do that, you don't need that manual
Of course, you can use "make install", but everybody recommends against it 

If you want to build the latest vanilla nightly version or OXCE, repeat steps 7-10 in another directory and with a different command for step 8:
Vanilla: git clone https://github.com/SupSuper/OpenXcom.git
OXCE: git clone -b OpenXcomExtended https://github.com/Yankes/OpenXcom.git
(it's also possible to do with "git worktree add", but it's too confusing for beginners).

[Stoddard]

The link is fixed.

[The Martian]

I've downloaded and archived the file.


I did give compiling it a try but had some trouble with the yaml component.

Although redundant now that a pre-compiled file is available I'll make another attempt when I have time as that ability to compile it from source would be a skill worth having.


Thank you for the help.