Package: game-data-packager Version: 67 Severity: normal A user who does not want to use reportbug writes:
> ############################################################################################# > The problem I faced trying to install "Quake Wars: Enemy Territory" on Debian > 11 (stable) > ############################################################################################# > > I ran the following 3 terminal commands, one after the other: > > 1.) sudo apt install etqw:i386 > 2.) mkdir ~/Downloads/ETQW && cd ~/Downloads/ETQW > 3.) game-data-packager --binary-executables -d ~/Downloads/ETQW etqw > /path/to/ETQWDVD > > Step 1.) and 2.) did not pose any problems. But step 3.) failed with the > following terminal output: > > WARNING:game_data_packager.download:Failed to download > "ftp://62.8.228.162/pub/games/etqw/ETQW-client-1.4-1.5-update.x86.run": > <urlopen error ftp error: TimeoutError(110, 'Connection timed out')> > WARNING:game_data_packager.download:Failed to download > "http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/ETQW-client-1.5-full.x86.run": > HTTP Error 404: Not Found > WARNING:game_data_packager.download:Failed to download > "ftp://ftp.ru.debian.org/gentoo-distfiles/distfiles/ETQW-client-1.5-full.x86.run": > <urlopen error ftp error: URLError("ftp error: error_perm('550 Failed to > change directory.')")> > WARNING:game_data_packager.download:Failed to download > "ftp://ftp.fr.freshrpms.net/pub/linux/gentoo/distfiles/ETQW-client-1.5-full.x86.run": > <urlopen error ftp error: URLError("ftp error: error_perm('550 Failed to > change directory.')")> > WARNING:game_data_packager.download:Failed to download > "ftp://ftp.kr.debian.org/gentoo/distfiles/ETQW-client-1.5-full.x86.run": > <urlopen error ftp error: URLError("ftp error: error_perm('550 Failed to > change directory.')")> > WARNING:game_data_packager.download:Failed to download > "ftp://ftp.linux.org.tr/gentoo/distfiles/ETQW-client-1.5-full.x86.run": > <urlopen error ftp error: URLError("ftp error: error_perm('550 Failed to > change directory.')")> > ERROR:game_data_packager.build:Failed to download necessary files for > etqw-pb-bin > ERROR:game_data_packager.build:Failed to download necessary files for > etqw-data > ERROR:game_data_packager.build:Failed to download necessary files for etqw-bin > ERROR:game_data_packager.build:Unable to complete any packages because > downloads failed. > > > The problem obviously was that not a single mirror for the file > "ETQW-client-1.5-full.x86.run" was available. > > > ################################################################################################### > How the problem trying to install "Quake Wars: Enemy Territory" on Debian 11 > (stable) was solved > ################################################################################################### > > First, after having found a working download for the missing file at > https://ftp.jeuxlinux.fr/files/ETQW-client-1.5-full.x86.run, I copied it into > ~/Downloads/ETQW. > Then, with the help of some knowledgeable guys from #debian-games on > irc.debian.org, I modified step 3.) to the following terminal command: > > game-data-packager --binary-executables -d ~/Downloads/ETQW --save-downloads > ~/Downloads/ETQW etqw /path/to/ETQWDVD > > With the added parameter of "--save-downloads ~/Downloads/ETQW", > game-data-packager could pick up the file "ETQW-client-1.5-full.x86.run" from > ~/Downloads/ETQW and create the functional "Quake Wars: Enemy Territory" .deb > files > via the original steps 1.), 2.) and 3.) [modified, of course] > > Problem solved. Quake Wars: Enemy Territory working on Debian 11 (stable).
