Can't download update

[Guest Foundry_Lord]

Haven't been able to download latest version from website. When I go to downloads page and click to download linux version it takes me to a black screen with a #!/bin/sh code and nothing else. Is there another place to download from?

[Aislinn]

That's the linux installer script.  The idea is you download the script and then run it and it will install the new version of EL and any updated files to go with it. 

 

Are you saying the script isn't on the page?  It's there for me.

[Guest Foundry_Lord]

Yes there is a script. Have no idea what to do with it though. Sorry. And it seems to be endlessly generating garbled characters below the English portion of the script.

[Aislinn]

If you run Ubuntu or Debian, there's a separate link with a different procedure to install there.   https://twinmoons.org.uk/el_linux_packages.html

 

The script link is followed by instructions on downloading it and running it but I have no idea about all that gibberish on the page.  I'll drop a message to bluap about that.  (To "download" that script page, you right click on it and select "save as" and then choose where to save it to.)

 

Another option is you can compile your own.  There are instructions on that pinned in the Programming section of forums, if you've never done that before. 

Update: I sent bluap a message both about the gibberish on the script page and asking if he can provide a pre-made client and the necessary updated files.  Hang tight!

[Guest Foundry_Lord]

If it helps I took screenshots of what I have.

The script screen looks like this ( https://imgur.com/a/99sXLXW ) and there is nowhere to download anything. tried copying script and making a .sh file and running that but didnt work. Just said "Verifying archive integrity... Unexpected archive size." same thing it told me when I ran snap pkg version of installer. "$ ./sh\ EternalLands-Linux-Installer_1.9.7.sh
Verifying archive integrity... Unexpected archive size."

At the end of the script there is this ( https://imgur.com/a/tj1OVuY ) and it just keeps waterfalling at bottom of page until it freezes the page entirely after awhile.

[Guest Foundry_Lord]

Awesome! thx for all your help Ais. Youre the best

[bluap]

On the EL downloads page, you need to right click the link and "save as".  This downloads the file to you machine which you then you can run to install.

 

As well as the Ubuntu/Debian packages, there is also a Flatpak package that is available in the Flatpac store; this is my recommended install method.  Though if you are on Ubuntu, they have unhelpfully disabled Flatpac by default.

[Aislinn]

I'll try to clarify the generic Linux installation instructions.

1. On the Download page, don't left click on the "Download the Linux version" link to open it.  Instead, right click on the link and choose "Save Link As..."  (a side note: that "gibberish" is part of the script so opening it up to "read" it first then downloading won't work)

2. That should open up a box where you choose where you want to download the EternalLands-Linux-Installer_1.9.7.sh file to. 

3. Open a terminal such as Xterm in the directory you downloaded the file to.

4. Type this after the $:  sh EternalLands-Linux-Installer_1.9.7.sh

5. You can then start EL by either clicking on the launcher icon, or with the same terminal (again opened in the directory you chose to install EL) and typing after the $: ./eternallands.sh

 

If you have any other questions, please post and ask.  This helps other people too!

 

 

[Guest Foundry_Lord]

Ok got it. Thank you! Didn't realize that was the link i was supposed to be right clicking. Kept left clicking link and expecting to find a download on next page somewhere. Not real tech savvy lol. Whoever operates the website may want to add a comment next to that link stating to right click and "save as" so it's a little more obvious what to do. Thanks again to both of you.