Get GNU FreeDink - from your distro

These versions are available from your distribution (not from this website). It's easier to install, but they may not be the latest version.

Here are instructions for each distribution:

• GNU/Linux distros
• FreeBSD
• OS X

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Debian

FreeDink is available in the Unstable/Sid version and be installed using:

apt-get install freedink

Here are the packages:

• freedink
• freedink-engine
• freedink-data
• freedink-dfarc

It's maintained collaboratively with the Debian Games team:

• freedink/freedink-engine
• freedink-data
• dfarc

Stats:

• freedink/freedink-engine
• freedink-data
• dfarc

Screenshots:

• freedink
• dfarc

Debian Wiki Entry

Fedora

Installing FreeDink is now as easy as:

yum install freedink

• It's available in Fedora 10:
  freedink freedink-data freedink-dfarc
• It's also available in Fedora 8 and 9.
• It was submitted by Sylvain and reviewed and approved by Mamoru Tasaka:
  freedink freedink-data dfarc rawhide enter

Parabola GNU/Linux-libre or Arch [GNU/]Linux

Packaged by Petteri Tolonen and available in the AUR (Arch User Repository):

• freedink
• freedink-data
• freedink-dfarc

To install it:

1. Download the tarballs of the packages you want from the above links. (Note: freedink requires freedink-data).
2. For every package package_name that you want, run (in the terminal):
   1. cd /path/where/you/saved/tarballs
   2. tar xzf package_name.tar.gz
   3. cd package_name
   4. makepkg --install
   5. cd ..

Notes:

• Within the package_name directories there will be a binary package titled something.pkg.tar.xz. You can run pacman -U something.pkg.tar.xz to install it on computers with the same CPU architecture. This can speed up installation on multiple computers.
• If you just want to make a binary package to install later, omit --install.
• This process can be automated with programs like Yaourt.

For more information on the AUR, visit the Arch Wiki.

Ubuntu

FreeDink's been available since "Jaunty":

• freedink
• freedink-engine
• freedink-dfarc
• freedink-data

OpenSUSE:

FreeDink's included in Games repository (enable it in Control Center > Community Repositories > openSUSE BuildService - Games, then install package freedink; you can also search it) - thanks to Stefan Dirsch

EeePC

If you run Debian, cf. hereinbefore plus type this in a terminal to avoid the ugly screen stretching:

xrandr --output LVDS --set PANEL_FITTING full_aspect

You can also try center. If there's demand to make packages for the stock (xandros) GNU/Linux we may spend some time on it, but the system is quite old and it's inconvenient to make 3rd-party packages for it.

Gentoo

Submission in progress (but not much activity yet). Any volunteer for placing it in sunrise? :)

Slackware

Through slackbuilds — any volunteer?

Foresight

FreeDink is available for Foresight [GNU/]Linux.

• wiki page
• rpath entry

You can install it using :

sudo conary install freedink=gameway.rpath.org@fl:2

FreeBSD

Packaged by Stephen Hurd and Martin Wilke. [packages - PR]

pkg_add -r freedink

OS X

Packaged by Giovanni Davide in macports.

• freedink
• freedink-data

(freedink meta-package and dfarc in progress)

To install it:

$ sudo port -d sync
(port updating)
$ sudo port install freedink
(it will recursively install freedink-data)