Step by Step Instructions - Calico Installation Under Linux
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Calico Installation Instructions under Linux
1. Download and Install Mono
- Your distribution may have an easy way to install it. Look for mono-runtime (sudo apt-get install mono-runtime). Or download (get version 2.6.7). If have a Package Manager (such as on Ubuntu), make sure your have the following installed:
- libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-system2.0-cil libmono-i18n2.0-cil libmono-system-runtime2.0-cil libmono-winforms2.0-cil libmono-microsoft-visualbasic8.0-cil
2. Download and Install Calico
- Grab the zip file: myro.roboteducation.org/~dblank/download
- Extract it to a folder (say, your home folder or Desktop)
3. Download and Install Options
- Install the SDL libraries
- Use your package manager, or:
- SDL 1.2 libraries for your platform (for gamepad use)
- Install Espeak
- Use your package manager, or:
- espeak library (for text to speech).
- You can use gettext language packs (currently Calico is available in Spanish). Ubuntu has language-pack-es, and language-pack-gnome-es.
- For all platforms, to run Calico in another language, edit the StartCalico script (see below)
4. Run Calico
- cd Calico
- run the ./StartCalico startup script
- You can make a link or shortcut to this file. Do not move the startup script out of the directory.
