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by mostly rubbish
Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:52 pm
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: [Solved] How to load 1.72
Replies: 7
Views: 7493

Coo, ta!

Thanks for the info - I just wish that this sort of thing was more visible to new users. I wouldn't have guessed that the suffix .package meant it was a script.

Cheers,

Si
by mostly rubbish
Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:39 pm
Forum: Oolite-Linux
Topic: [Solved] How to load 1.72
Replies: 7
Views: 7493

[Solved] How to load 1.72

Hi All, Well, I've taken the advice dispensed here, and decided to load up 1.72 - I'm currently on 1.65. Being something of newbie to Linux (Ubuntu 8.10 acksherly), my previous install came via the package manager, which was of course a piece of piss. Now, though, I've got my 1.72.x86.package bundle...
by mostly rubbish
Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:15 pm
Forum: Outworld
Topic: So when was your First Encounter (fnarr, fnarr) of Elite
Replies: 161
Views: 77653

Lordy, looks like I'm in good company here. I first saw Elite on a friend's Spectrum - complete with that unnecessary and annoying lock thing. I spent quite a lot of time helping him bash them rubbery keys to destruction (along with Fighter Pilot and some chopper thingy). When I finally got to own a...
by mostly rubbish
Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:31 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: OXPs and game versions
Replies: 6
Views: 2464

thanks for all the replies peeps.

I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 - where can I find 1.72 for it?

Cheers,

Si
by mostly rubbish
Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:55 pm
Forum: Discussion
Topic: OXPs and game versions
Replies: 6
Views: 2464

OXPs and game versions

Hi All, I've just rediscovered the fun of Elite - Oolite, that is - after years of mourning its absence from my life. Funnily enough, without Elite/Olite I've had years of getting things done, but all that's about to change I suspect... Anyway. I know that 1.65 is the stable release, and that everyt...