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Ais523: clarify further – not all Linux distributions are GNU-based, but the GNU/Linux term is specific to those that are

2026-05-26T10:57:31Z

clarify further – not all Linux distributions are GNU-based, but the GNU/Linux term is specific to those that are

Netzhack: More specific explanation of "GNU/Linux"

2026-05-26T10:53:17Z

More specific explanation of "GNU/Linux"

Ion frigate: grammar

2024-12-11T12:02:51Z

grammar

Ion frigate: Put a high level overview of ways to install on Linux; deliberately leaving package manager as a redlink because an article cataloging what distros have what versions (inc. in optional or external repos) would be a good addition

2024-12-11T12:02:36Z

Put a high level overview of ways to install on Linux; deliberately leaving package manager as a redlink because an article cataloging what distros have what versions (inc. in optional or external repos) would be a good addition

Furey: Just delete the part about the history file. Release notes and top README have listed Linux for decades. Cite the 3.3.0 announcement archived at nethack.org.

2024-06-15T20:25:16Z

Just delete the part about the history file. Release notes and top README have listed Linux for decades. Cite the 3.3.0 announcement archived at nethack.org.

Furey: Update source reference from 3.6.4 to 3.6.7.

2024-06-15T20:01:26Z

Update source reference from 3.6.4 to 3.6.7.

Cathartes: the name is Torvalds

2024-05-01T04:06:45Z

the name is Torvalds

Umbire the Phantom: hmmm

2024-04-30T14:55:56Z

hmmm

Aximili: Created page with "{{wikipedia}} {{RogueBasin}} '''Linux''' is a family of free and open source Unix-like operating systems based on Linus Torvald's Linux kernel. It is commonly used in ser..."

2020-01-27T08:27:06Z

Created page with "{{wikipedia}} {{RogueBasin}} '''Linux''' is a family of free and open source Unix-like operating systems based on Linus Torvald's Linux kernel. It is commonly used in ser..."

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'''Linux''' is a family of free and open source [[Unix]]-like operating systems based on Linus Torvald's Linux kernel. It is commonly used in servers and in software development. Linux is sometimes called '''GNU/Linux''' because software provided by the GNU Project is often included in Linux distributions.

Linux is not mentioned anywhere in NetHack's [[Source:NetHack_3.6.4/dat/history|history file]]. However, NetHack and most of its variants have been supported on Linux for a long time.

To install NetHack locally, the easiest option is usually using your Linux distribution's package manager.

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-'''Linux''' is a family of free and open-source [[Unix]]-like operating systems based on Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel. It is commonly used in servers and in software development. Linux is sometimes called '''GNU/Linux''', because Linux in the strict sense only designates the kernel, which is useless without a number of system and utility programs. In Linux distributions, these are provided by the '''GNU Project'''.
+'''Linux''' is a family of free and open-source [[Unix]]-like operating systems based on Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel. It is commonly used in servers and in software development. Linux is sometimes called '''GNU/Linux''', because Linux in the strict sense only designates the kernel, which is useless without a number of system and utility programs. In many Linux distributions, these are provided by the '''GNU Project'''.
 [[NetHack]] has been supported on Linux since 1999 or earlier<ref>https://nethack.org/download/3.3.0/announce.330</ref>; most variants are supported too.

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 {{RogueBasin}}
-'''Linux''' is a family of free and open source [[Unix]]-like operating systems based on Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel. It is commonly used in servers and in software development. Linux is sometimes called '''GNU/Linux''', because software provided by the '''GNU Project''' is often included in Linux distributions.
+'''Linux''' is a family of free and open-source [[Unix]]-like operating systems based on Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel. It is commonly used in servers and in software development. Linux is sometimes called '''GNU/Linux''', because Linux in the strict sense only designates the kernel, which is useless without a number of system and utility programs. In Linux distributions, these are provided by the '''GNU Project'''.
 [[NetHack]] has been supported on Linux since 1999 or earlier<ref>https://nethack.org/download/3.3.0/announce.330</ref>; most variants are supported too.
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 * Download and run a pre-built executable
-When available, installing ''NetHack'' via a package manager is usually the simplest option.  However, not every distribution has a copy of NetHack in its repository, and even those that do sometimes host outdated versions; furthermore, very few [[variant]]s are available in this manner.  Compiling from source, while more complicated, avoids these potential pitfalls.
+When available, installing ''NetHack'' via a package manager is usually the simplest option.  However, not every distribution has NetHack in its repository, and even those that do sometimes host outdated versions. Furthermore, very few [[variant]]s are available in this manner.  Compiling from source, while more complicated, avoids these potential pitfalls.
 While some variants (such as [[SLASH'EM]]) have pre-compiled Linux executables available for download (similar to how one installs on Windows), these are best avoided: they were usually built for the Linux distributions available at the time of release, and will work poorly or not at all on modern systems.

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 ==Installing ''NetHack'' on Linux==
 Broadly speaking, there are three ways to install ''NetHack'' locally on a Linux machine:
-* Install it using your distributions [[package manager]]
+* Install it using your distribution's [[package manager]]
 * [[Compile]] it from source
 * Download and run a pre-built executable

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 [[NetHack]] has been supported on Linux since 1999 or earlier<ref>https://nethack.org/download/3.3.0/announce.330</ref>; most variants are supported too.
-To install ''NetHack'' locally, the easiest option is usually using your Linux distribution's package manager.
+==Installing ''NetHack'' on Linux==
-== References ==
+When available, installing ''NetHack'' via a package manager is usually the simplest option.  However, not every distribution has a copy of NetHack in its repository, and even those that do sometimes host outdated versions; furthermore, very few [[variant]]s are available in this manner.  Compiling from source, while more complicated, avoids these potential pitfalls.
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 '''Linux''' is a family of free and open source [[Unix]]-like operating systems based on Linus Torvalds' Linux kernel. It is commonly used in servers and in software development. Linux is sometimes called '''GNU/Linux''', because software provided by the '''GNU Project''' is often included in Linux distributions.
-While Linux is not mentioned anywhere in {{refsrc|dat/history|1|nethack=3.6.7|ref=no}}, [[NetHack]] and most of its variants have been supported on Linux for a long time.
+[[NetHack]] has been supported on Linux since 1999 or earlier<ref>https://nethack.org/download/3.3.0/announce.330</ref>; most variants are supported too.
 To install ''NetHack'' locally, the easiest option is usually using your Linux distribution's package manager.
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 {{RogueBasin}}
-'''Linux''' is a family of free and open source [[Unix]]-like operating systems based on Linus Torvald's Linux kernel. It is commonly used in servers and in software development. Linux is sometimes called '''GNU/Linux''' because software provided by the GNU Project is often included in Linux distributions.
+'''Linux''' is a family of free and open source [[Unix]]-like operating systems based on Linus Torvald's Linux kernel. It is commonly used in servers and in software development. Linux is sometimes called '''GNU/Linux''', because software provided by the '''GNU Project''' is often included in Linux distributions.
-Linux is not mentioned anywhere in NetHack's [[Source:NetHack_3.6.4/dat/history|history file]]. However, NetHack and most of its variants have been supported on Linux for a long time.
+While Linux is not mentioned anywhere in [[Source:NetHack_3.6.4/dat/history|the history file]] of ''[[NetHack]]'' the game and most of its variants have been supported on Linux for a long time.
 [[Category:Operating systems]]