Cube for windows?

by Ole Erik on 08/21/2004 08:58, 14 messages, last message: 09/01/2004 23:13, 3179 views, last view: 05/01/2024 12:48

Hello, i love cube, but i can't find it for windows! can someone tell me where to download?

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by RealNitro on 08/21/2004 10:02

Its the same download as the linux-version ;-) .

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by makkE on 08/21/2004 13:45

It includes windows .bat and .exe files.. the .tar.gz format can be unpacked with winrar and other packaging programms. Just unpack it, no installation needed.

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by innovati from another computer on 08/21/2004 15:15

One thing I noticed that is different between windows and Linux, is that windows could handle a higher resolution, but Linux rendered the level better.

You might find little differences like that between the two OSes. Windows has it's good points, but Linux is better with the multimedia/3D.

One thing I did, was downloaded in in windows, and Linux can then read my NTFS partition. I use the same files in both OSes. It sounds like at first you had it in linux. If you have a FAT32 filesystem windows, you can just move or copy it over to the windows partition without downloading it again!!

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by D.plomat on 08/22/2004 22:55, refers to #3

"If you have a FAT32 filesystem windows, you can just move or copy it over to the windows partition without downloading it again!!"

yep, that´s what i´m doing on my laptop that still have a windows on it, XP NTFS, Linux Reiserfs, datas on FAT32, i installed Cube on the Datas partition

...as an added bonus, if you enjoy customizing your Cube and/or working on maps/contents, you don´t have to keep the 2 copies in sync... as i´m using Unison to sync my files between it and my server i think i´ll add Cube dir into the list of directories to sync :)

this kind of "install-less installation" sometimes seems to confuse newbies although it´s way simpler and less error-prone, but it´s much more easy to manage across platforms/accounts/systems

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by D.plomat on 08/22/2004 22:57, refers to #4

the only caveat would be fixed saves names conflicts, but that´s not a big deal as i only play on 1 PC at a time ;)

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by why wont it let me log in??? on 08/23/2004 02:06

you got that one. As a matter of fact, my favorite filesystem is EXT3. I don't code, so don't know why it's so fast, but it foramtted a 10 gig partition FULL of junk in less than 5 seconds.

The same HD, with FAT32, took 40 minutes to format before...

I really like the speed of the Linux filesystem, it's a shame that M$ is too stupid to add ETX3 filesystem support in windows. Can you imagine a windows filesystem, that never needed to de-frag?? that would be amazing!

Or scan disk could scan all files on your HD in under 10 seconds? Awesome!

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by pushplay on 08/23/2004 04:06, refers to #6

NTFS is pretty comparable to EXT3.

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by innovati on 08/23/2004 17:34

Naw, NTFS still has fragmentation, and it is not open-source. EXT3 is the best one I've seen, but I hear BFS form BeOS was a good one too. NTFS and partition magic don't like each other...messed up 2 computers already.

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by e:n:i:g:m:a on 08/26/2004 06:16, refers to #8

ugh, I hate pqmagic... System Commander's built in partitioner works at least 2.5 times better :)

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#10: NFS

by Cymdeithas on 08/27/2004 03:49

I used NFS for everything on my lan.... it's just faster... albeit not very secure... but windows can use NFS... you can build a seperate system to use NFS and firewall the hell out of your network... or just make sure you don't forward the port via iptales... that way you always have a copy kicking about that can be mounted and unmounted on every mahcine in your network... samba will do the same... only slower... but again it's personal prefferance

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by innovati on 08/28/2004 00:45

i hate partition magic...partition magic and NTFS DO NOT GET ALONG. I've messed up 2 ocpmuters with it, one we had to use a Linux boot CD to rescue, and the other was fixed by a formatting.

Partition magic is not worth it's weight in gum-wrappers.

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by D.plomat on 08/28/2004 01:17, refers to #11

PM... i've had luck while reducing my NTFS partition on my personal laptop to make room for Linux and datas, while keeping the original XP install for compatibility with apps for my work... but as you say i too wouldn't have tried this on a partition where i had important files, or that had already been used for some time... obviously doing some magic on an undocumented obscure filesystem can't be something too reliable ;)

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#13: WTF

by Lavaball on 09/01/2004 14:53

What The fuck are you talking about what is this Partition Magic Thing?

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by Grogan on 09/01/2004 23:13

Sorry we're going off topic, but I can help explain this a little.

"you got that one. As a matter of fact, my favorite filesystem is EXT3. I don't code, so don't know why it's so fast, but it foramtted a 10 gig partition FULL of junk in less than 5 seconds."

By default, the mkfs/mke2fs utilities don't verify blocks, so of course it takes only seconds to create the filesystem :-)

The use of the -c switch will check for bad blocks, and the format will take considerably longer. Unless you specify a quick format in Windows, the format is verified by default during the process. That's what takes the time.

If you think ext3 is fast (it's not, in comparison to ext2, though it has the benefit of a journal) wait until you see reiser4 ( http://www.namesys.com )

It's true though, that the Linux kernel filesystem drivers have algorithms that resist fragmentation where possible. (when the filesystem starts to fill up, it's no longer possible)

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Now, Windows users have many options for extracting Linux archive formats. My favourite is the 7zip utility ( http://www.7-zip.org/ ) because it lets me peek into all these archive formats from within Windows.

Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB

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