Ok downloaded the game, started the install
./privateer1.0.bz2.run
Verifying archive integrity... All good.
Uncompressing Privateer Remake 1.0 - Base...(lot of dots)....
.....back to prompt
System:
AMD Athlon 64
FC3 X86-64
1 Gb mem
ATI radeon 9800Pro
When I try the Gentoo trick...