diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2a914fbd..ee0171e5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ before_install:
   - sudo apt-get -qq update
   - sudo apt-get install -y groff
 script:
-  - ./build-linux.sh
+  - ./build-linux-64.sh
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b362fad4..9175183f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project (tyrutils)
 
 # Grab the git describe output and store it in GIT_DESCRIBE
@@ -44,9 +44,14 @@ if (UNIX)
 endif (UNIX)
 
 # set our C/C++ dialects
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
+if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.1")
+	set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=gnu++11 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+	set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-std=gnu11 ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
+else ()
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+	set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 99)
+endif ()
 
 add_definitions(-DTYRUTILS_VERSION=${GIT_DESCRIBE})
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d566e54b..dff60c42 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ source code.
 
 ## Compiling
 
-Requires CMake 3.1 and a compiler with C99 and C++11 support.  
+Requires CMake 2.8, groff, and a compiler with C99 and C++11 support.  
 [Embree v2.10.0+](http://embree.github.io/) is optional but recommended.
 
 Tested on:
@@ -59,6 +59,22 @@ cmake --build . --config Release
 cpack .
 ```
 
+### Ubuntu 14.04
+
+```
+sudo apt-get install git cmake build-essential groff
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+
+wget https://github.com/embree/embree/releases/download/v2.11.0/embree-2.11.0.x86_64.linux.tar.gz -O embree.tgz
+tar xf embree.tgz
+
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -Dembree_DIR="$(pwd)/embree-2.11.0.x86_64.linux/lib/cmake/embree-2.11.0"
+make -j8 VERBOSE=1
+cpack
+```
+
 ## Credits
 
 - Kevin Shanahan (AKA Tyrann) for the original [tyrutils](http://disenchant.net/utils)
diff --git a/bspinfo/CMakeLists.txt b/bspinfo/CMakeLists.txt
index 484b9303..0695e665 100644
--- a/bspinfo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bspinfo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project (bspinfo)
 
 set(BSPINFO_SOURCES
diff --git a/bsputil/CMakeLists.txt b/bsputil/CMakeLists.txt
index 39989032..f22675ed 100644
--- a/bsputil/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/bsputil/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project (bsputil)
 
 set(BSPUTIL_SOURCES
diff --git a/build-linux-64.sh b/build-linux-64.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1e20703e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-linux-64.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -d build ]; then
+  echo "build already exists, remove it first"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir build
+cd build
+wget https://github.com/embree/embree/releases/download/v2.11.0/embree-2.11.0.x86_64.linux.tar.gz -O embree.tgz
+tar xf embree.tgz
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -Dembree_DIR="$(pwd)/embree-2.11.0.x86_64.linux/lib/cmake/embree-2.11.0"
+make -j8 VERBOSE=1
+cpack
+
diff --git a/build-linux.sh b/build-linux.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7e068f6f..00000000
--- a/build-linux.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-BUILD_DIR=build-linux
-EMBREE_TGZ="https://github.com/embree/embree/releases/download/v2.11.0/embree-2.11.0.x86_64.linux.tar.gz"
-EMBREE_TGZ_NAME=$(basename "$EMBREE_TGZ")
-EMBREE_DIR_NAME=$(basename "$EMBREE_TGZ" ".tar.gz")
-EMBREE_WITH_VERSION=$(basename "$EMBREE_TGZ" ".x86_64.linux.tar.gz")
-
-if [ -d "$BUILD_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "$BUILD_DIR already exists, remove it first"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-mkdir "$BUILD_DIR"
-cd "$BUILD_DIR"
-wget "$EMBREE_TGZ"
-tar xf "$EMBREE_TGZ_NAME"
-EMBREE_CMAKE_DIR="$(pwd)/$EMBREE_DIR_NAME/lib/cmake/$EMBREE_WITH_VERSION"
-cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -Dembree_DIR="$EMBREE_CMAKE_DIR"
-make -j8 VERBOSE=1
-cpack
-
diff --git a/light/CMakeLists.txt b/light/CMakeLists.txt
index 35edc8f5..20be90d7 100644
--- a/light/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/light/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project (light CXX C)
 
 set(LIGHT_INCLUDES
diff --git a/man/CMakeLists.txt b/man/CMakeLists.txt
index 83e97c6f..6a54a3ae 100644
--- a/man/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/man/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project (man)
 
 find_program (GROFF groff)
diff --git a/qbsp/CMakeLists.txt b/qbsp/CMakeLists.txt
index b4457476..19cda132 100644
--- a/qbsp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qbsp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project (qbsp CXX C)
 
 set(QBSP_INCLUDES
diff --git a/vis/CMakeLists.txt b/vis/CMakeLists.txt
index b68e7bef..653680dd 100644
--- a/vis/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vis/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project (vis)
 
 set(VIS_INCLUDES