How do i actually go about running the linux version?

[LordKitsuna]

Hey i have a nice VPS with like 1GB ram and other nice specs want to try this out on it even tho i know its not ideal. I have the linux automated builds tar but what do i actually do with it?

[tonibm19]

Hey i have a nice VPS with like 1GB ram and other nice specs want to try this out on it even tho i know its not ideal. I have the linux automated builds tar but what do i actually do with it?

someone using linux.
untar it with "tar -xvf MCServer.tar"
Go into MCServer directory "cd MCServer"
Run the executable typing "./MCServer"

[ThuGie]

installing screen might help just do screen ./MCServer when in the MCServer directory for it to keep running when you close putty .

[LordKitsuna]

[root@Server1 minecraft]# ./MCServer
-bash: ./MCServer: cannot execute binary file

:<

[ThuGie]

did you go into the mcserver directory ?

[xoft]

Someone should really write up a step-by-step guide into the wiki. Any willing Linux afficionados out there?

[LordKitsuna]

I got it working thanks

[xoft]

That's the point - you have it working, but the next person to come after you doesn't.
So be a good guy and describe what you've done to make it work. The next person will find this and instead of asking us, they'll know. And we could code MCServer instead of answering questions

[tonibm19]

Someone should really write up a step-by-step guide into the wiki. Any willing Linux afficionados out there?

When I have time I will write it. But it will be tomorrow. Today I haven't time.

[xoft]

There's already a basic skeleton, but it needs extending and maybe even completely rewriting:
http://www.mc-server.org/wiki/doku.php?id=install
In the very least it should make it clear that the method installs from a third party build server, and link to the Compiling for completeness.