Just unpack to a location of your choice. Currently there is no installer.
Run the installer.
Linux:
Ubuntu (and most others)
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THE DATA PATH
After the installation OpenMW needs to be told where to find the Morrowind data directory. Create a text file named openmw.cfg (location depends on platform) and enter the following line:
The data path tells OpenMW where to find your Morrowind files. From 0.12.0 on OpenMW should be able to
pick up the location of these files on its own, if both Morrowind and OpenMW are installed properly
(installing Morrowind under WINE is considered a proper install).
data=path to your data directory
If that does not work for you, please check if you have any leftover openmw.cfg files from versions earlier than 0.12.0. These can interfere with the configuration process, so try to remove then.
(where you replace "path to your data directory" with the actual location of your data directory)
If you are running OpenMW without installing it, you still need to manually adjust the data path. Create a text file named openmw.cfg in the location of the binary and enter the following line:
On Windows a suitable location for the cfg file is alongside the binary. Currently the binary release comes with such a file pre-generated, but you still need to adjust the data setting.
data=path to your data directory
On Linux and Mac the default location will be ~/.config/openmw/openmw.cfg.
(where you replace "path to your data directory" with the actual location of your data directory)
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
TODO add description of command line options
Syntax: openmw <options>
Allowed options:
--help print help message
--version print version information and quit
--data arg (=data) set data directories (later directories have
higher priority)
--data-local arg set local data directory (highest priority)
--resources arg (=resources) set resources directory
Marc Zinnschlag
12 years ago