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!
