I’ve made a Ubuntu deb package for the addictive 2D puzzle game Numpty Physics. Numpty Physics is a free and open sourced clone of the popular Windows game Crayon Physics, but allows more diverse painting objects. Here is a screenshot from the title screen:
To install on Ubuntu Hardy, add my PPA (Personal Package Archive) to you software sources list (System->Administration->Software sources)
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/sonofjon/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/sonofjon/ubuntu hardy main
and then install the package with the Synaptic package manager or simply by writing in the terminal
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install numptyphysics
A Ubuntu Intrepid version is available through Per Hansen’s PPA:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/phobie/ubuntu intrepid main
Alternatively you can simply download the deb located here and install with your preferred method, for example in the terminal do:
sudo dpkg -i numptyphysics_0.2~svn20080701-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
or simply use the package installer (Gdebi).
This is the first program I have ever packaged for Ubuntu. I followed the excellent guide here. Please provide feedback if I got something wrong.
Deb packages for Numpty Physics are also available here, but they appear to be only for hand held devices at the moment.
You can download user submitted levels from here and store in ~/.numptyphysics, or you can draw your own levels with the built in level editor (press E to start it).
Hope you have fun with it!
Tags: Games, Linux, Open source, Software, Ubuntu
August 5, 2008 at 2:47 pm
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September 16, 2008 at 5:06 am
Great to see this package – do you have the dsc etc source files available – it would be great to get this into a PPA or something so it could be installed from a repository…
September 17, 2008 at 2:32 pm
I do have the dsc files etc., but I am not familiar with how to set up my own PPA. I have a Launchpad account, and so I guess I am going to have to read up on it. Any pointers are welcome.
September 23, 2008 at 2:12 am
OK cool, if you go to https://help.launchpad.net/Packaging/PPA there’s a good start.
Basically if you just go to where you built them and instead of saying debuild you say debuild -S -sa then it will build a signed version of the sources (including the original tarball) and then you upload it with dput.
You have to set up your PPA and a pgp key etc, but that’s a basic overview.
If you’d like me to put them in my PPA I’d be happy to but obviously it’s easier if you want to do future releases to have your own
October 14, 2008 at 8:46 am
If you’re getting stuck / don’t have time why not just post the dsc and patches?
October 18, 2008 at 9:01 pm
I apologize for the long silence. I am preparing a package for the PPA. Should be uploaded shortly. Stay tuned. Thanks for all suggestions.
October 19, 2008 at 12:28 am
Post updated to allow for install from PPA repository.
October 30, 2008 at 8:08 am
You should probably mention that this is for hardy, maybe you could add a link to the intrepid package, too.
October 30, 2008 at 9:05 am
Thanks for the feedback. But, it is already mentioned that my package is for hardy and there is also already a link to the Intrepid package
January 2, 2009 at 7:52 am
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January 3, 2009 at 1:14 am
The packages from SF didn’t work, so you are a life saver… This game is neat.
February 26, 2009 at 9:50 am
You should mention the new game, similar to or better than numpty physics, that you just found!