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+post_install() {
+ update-desktop-database -q
+ gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
+
+ echo ">>>"
+ echo ">>> Vcmi is a game engine and it doesn't contain data files. Therefore you have to have"
+ echo ">>> an original copy of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Shadow of Death or Complete edition."
+ echo ">>> You can prepare the data files by using a vcmibuilder script (which is the easiest"
+ echo ">>> and recommended method) or you can make this manually."
+ echo ">>>"
+ echo ">>> The following step describe how to prepare data files by using the vcmibuilder script:"
+ echo ">>> 1. Execute as normal user the vcmibuilder script with appropriate options and paths"
+ echo ">>> (depending on what kind of HOMM3 copy you have). It will automatically create"
+ echo ">>> a directory ~/.local/share/vcmi where will be prepared the data files:"
+ echo ">>> a. if you have HOMM3 with one or two CD's run the following command"
+ echo ">>> (vcmibuilder will require unshield and unzip tools):"
+ echo ">>> vcmibuilder --cd1 /path/to/iso/or/cd --cd2 /path/to/second/cd"
+ echo ">>> b. or if you have HOMM3 installer from gog.com run the following command"
+ echo ">>> (vcmibuilder will require innoextract and unzip tools):"
+ echo ">>> vcmibuilder --gog /path/to/gog.com/installer"
+ echo ">>> c. or if you have HOMM3 that is already installed run the following command"
+ echo ">>> (vcmibuilder will require unzip tool):"
+ echo ">>> vcmibuilder --data /path/to/h3/data"
+ echo ">>>"
+ echo ">>> Now you can run vcmi as a normal user by running vcmiclient command. Please also check"
+ echo ">>> vcmilauncher (mod manager) which can automatically download and manage available mods."
+ echo ">>>"
+ echo ">>> Vcmi will read data files from ~/.local/share/vcmi directory. Temporary files including"
+ echo ">>> logs will be located in ~/.cache/vcmi directory and configuration files will be located"
+ echo ">>> in ~/.config/vcmi directory."
+ echo ">>>"
+ echo ">>> More information about vcmi linux installation can be found on this website:"
+ echo ">>> http://wiki.vcmi.eu/index.php?title=Installation_on_Linux"
+ echo ">>>"
+ echo ">>> Below is included a bunch of useful links about vcmi:"
+ echo ">>> - (vcmi wiki): http://wiki.vcmi.eu/index.php?title=Main_Page"
+ echo ">>> - (vcmi forum): http://forum.vcmi.eu/"
+ echo ">>> - (vcmi bug tracker): http://bugs.vcmi.eu/my_view_page.php"
+ echo ">>> - (how to report a bug): http://wiki.vcmi.eu/index.php?title=Bug_reporting_guidelines"
+ echo ">>> - (the latest vcmi changelog): http://forum.vcmi.eu/viewtopic.php?p=14153#14153"
+ echo ">>>"
+}
+
+post_upgrade() {
+ update-desktop-database -q
+ gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
+}
+
+post_remove() {
+ update-desktop-database -q
+ gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
+
+ echo ">>>"
+ echo ">>> In order to completely remove vcmi you will need to manually remove"
+ echo ">>> ~/.local/share/vcmi, ~/.cache/vcmi and ~/.config/vcmi directories."
+ echo ">>>"
+}