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Debian also does a great job of providing current versions of packages (in the "unstable" repository, because Debian sometimes waits almost three years between releases). This is not an issue with [[NetHack]], because 3.4.3 has been current for a very long time. However, Debian "unstable" already contains version 0.0.7E7F3 of [[SLASH'EM]]. | Debian also does a great job of providing current versions of packages (in the "unstable" repository, because Debian sometimes waits almost three years between releases). This is not an issue with [[NetHack]], because 3.4.3 has been current for a very long time. However, Debian "unstable" already contains version 0.0.7E7F3 of [[SLASH'EM]]. | ||
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: <tt>They say that Debian and [[Gentoo]] are the best at providing current versions of packages.</tt> | : <tt>They say that Debian and [[Gentoo]] are the best at providing current versions of packages.</tt> | ||
| − | They have Debian GNU/kFreeBSD and Debian GNU/Hurd too. | + | They have Debian GNU/kFreeBSD and Debian GNU/Hurd too. |
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| + | == Patches == | ||
| + | The Debian NetHack package has around 25 [[patch]]es that provide features ranging from simple UI enhancements and bug fixes to changes that affect the game play. Some of larger patches include [http://bilious.homelinux.org/?45 hpmon], [[menucolors]], [http://bilious.homelinux.org/?42 sortloot], [http://bilious.homelinux.org/?40 dump] and a modifed version of [http://bilious.homelinux.org/?44 paranoid] | ||
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| + | The <tt>95_enh_engulf_prayers.dpatch</tt> patch makes being engulfed a major trouble, so that a successful prayer while engulfed will get you expelled and cause the [[engulfing]] monster to [[flee]]. | ||
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Revision as of 18:51, 5 January 2011
Debian is a free operating system. Debian works exceptionally well as a server; Debian GNU/Linux is the operating system underneath nethack.alt.org. Debian also powers some desktops, though many users have Ubuntu, a variant of Debian that makes frequent releases of the most important software.
Debian GNU/Linux is exceptional because it supports 11 processor architectures and has greater than 18 thousand packages. No other distribution of GNU and Linux is more comprehensive; perhaps only NetBSD can claim to support more processor architectures than Debian.
Debian also does a great job of providing current versions of packages (in the "unstable" repository, because Debian sometimes waits almost three years between releases). This is not an issue with NetHack, because 3.4.3 has been current for a very long time. However, Debian "unstable" already contains version 0.0.7E7F3 of SLASH'EM.
The Debian NetHack package is maintained by Joshua "joshk" Kwan.
Perhaps a fortune cookie could read:
- They say that Debian and Gentoo are the best at providing current versions of packages.
They have Debian GNU/kFreeBSD and Debian GNU/Hurd too.
Patches
The Debian NetHack package has around 25 patches that provide features ranging from simple UI enhancements and bug fixes to changes that affect the game play. Some of larger patches include hpmon, menucolors, sortloot, dump and a modifed version of paranoid
The 95_enh_engulf_prayers.dpatch patch makes being engulfed a major trouble, so that a successful prayer while engulfed will get you expelled and cause the engulfing monster to flee.
