Ubuntu

I'm trying to have opensimulator in the Ubuntu universe repositories. The unofficial .deb packages linked in this wiki are ok for regular installs but not for ubuntu inclusion, so I have created new source packages.

Pros

• Source packages that compile into binary. Suitable for a debian based distro.
  
• They package an stable release (0.6.7). Good if you need some stability.
  
• When accepted (still waiting for approval...), integrated in the Ubuntu universe repositories. This means a big new userbase that can easily find and test the software. We expect to port it to other .deb based distros
  
• Focus in integrating the software with the operating system rather than adding new features, that can allow out-of-the-box configuration and deployment of servers.
  
• It is not only Ubuntu, but all .deb based distributions.
  

Cons

• You will have to wait a bit more for "big" releases. Use the regular binary packages for that.
  

If you want to install them for testing just:

Copy the lines below and add them to your system's software sources.

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/shankao/opensimulator/ubuntu karmic main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/shankao/opensimulator/ubuntu karmic main

Then, you can use your preferred package manager (i.e. synaptic, apt-get, aptitude) to install the program, marked as opensimulator-server.

Running the server

After installing the software:

• cd /usr/lib/opensimulator
• Run as root: "mono OpenSim.exe". You can use sudo for this.

Logs go to /var/log/opensimulator and there are some docs in /usr/share/doc/opensimulator-server/