Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, FreeCiv is an open source strategy game, inspired by Civilization II. The game can be played both on single player and multi player mode, offering the users the chanse to conquer the world, from 4000 B.C to the future.
The latest version available is FreeCiv 2.4, which has been released recently. The developers really improved the game in the 25 months of hard work. For a full list of changes since FreeCiv 2.3, see the official release notes.
In this article I will show you how to install FreeCiv 2.4 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.
Because it is available via the PlayDeb Repository, installing FreeCiv 2.4 on Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Elementary OS is easy. Just follow the instructions for your system exactly, and everything should be OK.
How to install FreeCiv 2.4 on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail and Linux Mint 15 Olivia:
Add the PlayDeb’s repository key:
$ wget -q -O - http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
Add the PlayDeb repository to your system and update the local repo index:
$ echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu raring-getdeb games" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
$ sudo apt-get update
Install FreeCiv 2.4:
$ sudo apt-get install freeciv-client-gtk
How to install FreeCiv 2.4 on Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna:
Add the PlayDeb’s repository key:
$ wget -q -O - http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -
Add the PlayDeb repository to your system and update the local repo index:
$ echo "deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu precise-getdeb games" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
$ sudo apt-get update
Install FreeCiv 2.4:
$ sudo apt-get install freeciv-client-gtk