Here all my notes taken during the last installation experience of ubuntu desktop 10.10 32  bit.

I am a fan of an old game, Quake III Area. I got big problems with audio....

• ALSA Driver (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
• Windows Font for Linux when contected to Internet
• Chrome
• Java
• Filezilla
• Gimp
• gPHPEdit
• Lotus Notes 8.5.2
• Quake III 1.31
• ATI Catalyst Video Graphic Driver

ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)

• sudo apt-get install alsa-oss

WINDOWS FONTS

• sudo apt-get install ttf-ubuntu-font-family
• sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

forse uno esclude l'altro...il primo sembra solo per ubuntu 10.10

CHROME

• Download Google Chrome
• Favorite Plugin
• plugin Java : vedi paragrafo sotto.

JAVA

• sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sun-java-community-team/sun-java6
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-jdk

Steps found on GeekItalia

QUAKE 3

• wget http://www.byman.it/downloads/q3linux/linuxq3apoint-1.31.x86.run
• chmod +x linuxq3apoint-1.31.x86.run
• export _POSIX2_VERSION=199209
• mkdir /home/byman/games
• chmod +x linuxq3apoint-1.31.x86.run
• ./linuxq3apoint-1.31.x86.run
  PATH
  /home/byman/quake3
  /home/byman/
• Copy pak0.pk3 into /home/byman/games/quake3/baseq3

QUAKE 3 COMMON PROBLEM

• Audio
• Video OpenGL

Audio Problem

• This solution DID NOT solved my audio problem : audio was really poor with echo. 
  • sudo apt-get install libsdl-sound1.2 libsdl1.2debian-alsa
  • download the script! (download, unpack and run...it will run quake)
  • go to the  natonelbronx blog for more details.

Video Problem

This one can solve OpenGL Error ( I didnt use it because I got problem with ati drivers with my custom kernel)

• Run quake with the following parameter : 
  • quake3 codered +set r_gldriver libGL.so.1.
  • go to the ubuntu forum for more details.

UBUNTU 10.10 - QUAKE3 - SSO SUPPORT - SOLVED

"The ubuntu developers decided the majority of people don’t need OSS support, so they compiled the kernel without it."

I found this info and the solution in a really good blog :  Vanvalkinburgh.org

Solution : 

compiling a custom kernel adding during the process OSS module...see the Vanvalkinburgh.org links in the references section.

USEFUL LINUX COMMANDS

• aplay -l
• lspci -v
• apt-get remove fglrx => remove ati drivers
• sudo gedit /etc/default/grub (edit the default boot order)
• sudo update-grub (apply the changes done after edit the grumb file)

REFERENCES

• Quake 3 Install Notes from byman
• Download Ati Catalyst Driver (it works fine if you dont need a custom kernel)
• vanvalkinburgh.org - Ubunto 10.10 no /dev/dsp (useful link to solve sound problem for quake 3)
• vanvalkinburgh.org - Ubuntu upgrade to latest ATI video driver (useful link to solve the ati driver installation in particular if you have a custom kernel)
• How Compiled a Kernel
• Ubuntu Official document about Open sound
• Comprehensive Sound Problem
• Open Sound Driver (NOT USED)
• OSS /dev/dsp emulated by Alsa Driver
• Ubuntu Quake 3 guide to install native game
• Change the default boot order in Grumb2..

.... workin in progress