Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, FreeCiv is an open-source version of the Civilization game. The latest version available is FreeCiv 2.4.1, which has been released recently. For a full list of changes since FreeCiv 2.4, see the official release notes.
In this article I will show you how to install FreeCiv 2.4.1 on Ubuntu 13.1o Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.
Because it is available via the PlayDeb Repository, installing FreeCiv 2.4.1 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 2.4.1 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander and Linux Mint 16 Petra:
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 saucy-getdeb games" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
$ sudo apt-get update
Install FreeCiv 2.4.1:
$ sudo apt-get install freeciv
How to install FreeCiv 2.4.1 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 2.4.1:
$ sudo apt-get install freeciv