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+====== Running Doomsday 1.x in Unix ======
+This article contains tips about running [[doomsday]] in a Unix-like environment.
+====== Loading addons ======
+If you prefer to launch the game from the [[command_line]] or using a
+custom shell script, there are two ways you can load [[pk3]]s and [[wad]]s:
+  *  Use the special automatic resource directories. You have two options: the user-specific [[auto_directory]], or the system-wide [[auto_directory]].
+    *  The user-specific [[auto_directory]] is located in the [[runtime_directory]]. The [[userdir_option_]] defines the [[runtime_directory]]. By default, the current directory is used.
+    *  Let's say you have installed [[doomsday]] into the directory PREFIX.  You will find the subdirectory **share/deng/Data/** under PREFIX.  If you have a [[resource_pack]] for [[j_doom]], placing it into the system-wide [[auto_directory]] **PREFIX/share/deng/Data/jDoom/Auto/** will cause it to be automatically loaded when any user starts [[j_doom]]. (Note the capital "A" in "Auto".)
+  *  Use the [[file_option_]] when you start [[doomsday]].  If you e.g. have the resource pack **~/mydir/model.pk3**, just use
+  -file ~/mydir/model.pk
+====== Starting the game ======
+The [[snowberry]] launcher is [[installation|available for Linux]].
+If you prefer launching from the [[command_line]], I recommend creating
+your own startup scripts for [[j_doom]], [[j_heretic]] and [[j_hexen]].  In them, you
+can specify any command line options you wish to use.  Below is a
+simple example.
+<code>#!/bin/sh
+if [ -d ~/.deng ];
+then    /bin/true;
+else    mkdir ~/.deng;
+fi
+/usr/local/bin/doomsday -game jdoom -file ~/wads/doom.wad -userdir ~/.deng
+</code>
+the [[runtime_directory]] **~/.deng** will be created automatically by this script if it does not exist.  All [[savegame]] files, [[message_log]]s and
+other such files will be stored in this directory.
+The default location for the doomsday executable is **/usr/local/bin**,
+but that can be changed by providing your own prefix for the configure
+script (see [[compilation_with_cmake]]).
+====== Running a dedicated server ======
+You can give the option //--without-opengl// to the configure script if
+you don't want to compile the [[open_gl_renderer_plugin]] at all.
+Start the game as you normally would, but use the [[dedicated_option_]].  This will make [[doomsday]] run in a text-only console mode.
+//See also:// [[dedicated_server]]
+====== MIDI music ======
+[[doomsday]] can play [[midi_music]] using a program of your choosing.  The environment variable [[deng_midi_cmd_env_]] determines the command that will be
+used when starting playback of a [[midi_music]] file.
+I recommend using MIDI only with sound cards that have hardware
+support for playing MIDI music (e.g., SB Live).  Otherwise, it is
+advisable to just disable music playback with [[nomusic_option_]].
+For example, the [[deng_midi_cmd_env_]] environment variable could be set like
+this:
+  export DENG_MIDI_CMD="aplaymidi -p 65:0"
+The default program for MIDI playback is **timidity**.  Note, however,
+that music playback may become choppy since timidity plays music
+entirely in software.  It is best to experiment with different
+timidity settings (e.g., buffering and process niceness) if you would
+like to reduce any artifacts in software music playback.
+====== glBSP ======
+Beginning with [[version_1_8.1]], [[doomsday]] can generate [[gl_bsp_data]]
+automatically.  It is no longer necessary to run [[gl_bsp]] separately on
+your WADs.
+However, if you need it, you can get glBSP from http://glbsp.sourceforge.net/.

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