Installing LinuxGSM on Arch Linux

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing LinuxGSM on Arch Linux. LinuxGSM is a command-line tool that makes managing game servers on Linux easier. It supports a wide range of games, including popular titles like Minecraft, Counter-Strike, and Team Fortress 2.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, you will need a few things:

• A running Arch Linux system with root access.
• An active internet connection.
• Basic knowledge of the command line.

Step 1: Install Git

LinuxGSM is hosted on GitHub and requires Git to be installed on your system. To install Git, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo pacman -S git

Step 2: Clone LinuxGSM

Next, we need to clone the LinuxGSM repository from GitHub. To do this, navigate to the directory you want to clone the repository into, and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM.git

This will create a new directory called LinuxGSM.

Step 3: Install Dependencies

Before we can use LinuxGSM, we need to install its dependencies. These are mostly tools and libraries required by the game servers that LinuxGSM supports. To install them, run the following command inside the LinuxGSM directory:

./LinuxGSM.sh auto-install

This will download and install all the required dependencies automatically.

Step 4: Install a Game Server

Now that we have LinuxGSM and its dependencies installed, let's use it to install a game server. For this example, we will install a Minecraft server.

Navigate into the LinuxGSM directory and run the following command:

./minecraftserver install

This will download and install the Minecraft server files onto your system.

Step 5: Configure the Server

After the server has been installed, you can configure it by editing the configuration file. This file is located in the server's directory, which can be found in the lgsm/config-lgsm directory.

To open the configuration file in your text editor, run the following command:

nano lgsm/config-lgsm/minecraftserver.cfg

Make changes to the configuration file as needed. When you are done, save and exit the file.

Step 6: Start the Server

To start the Minecraft server, run the following command:

./minecraftserver start

This will start the server in the foreground. To run the server in the background, use the ./minecraftserver start-bg command instead.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install LinuxGSM on Arch Linux and use it to install a Minecraft server. LinuxGSM makes managing game servers on Linux easier and more efficient. With LinuxGSM, you can quickly install, configure, and manage game servers with just a few simple commands.