$HOME/.local/share/applications Using MapTool To install it on a distribution that doesn't use DEB packages, all you have to do is extract the payload from the DEB archive and manually install: $ ar x maptool*deb To install on a Debian-based distribution: $ sudo dpkg -i maptool*deb

You can download and use it no matter what Linux distribution you use. The DEB file offered for Linux users isn't just for Debian and Ubuntu. These installers are self-contained so you don't have to worry about what version of Java you have (or don't have) on your computer. If you don't want to download the Java package, you can choose to download the installer specific to your operating system instead. It's likely that you already have Java installed if not, download and install it from . If you're not sure whether you have it installed or not, you can download MapTool first, try to run it, and install Java if it fails to run. For a detailed look at setting up MapTool for a game and updated installation notes, see my article How to Use MapTool. It's also open source and costs nothing to use, although RPTools accepts donations if you're so inclined. It's a Java application, so it runs on any operating system that can run Java, which is basically every computer. MapTool is the flagship product of the RPTools software suite.

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