0 A.D. is an open-source, historical real-time strategy game developed by Wildfire Games. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install 0 A.D. on Arch Linux.
Before starting the installation process, make sure that your system is up to date by running the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Follow the steps below to install 0 A.D. on Arch Linux:
The first step is to install the required dependencies for 0 A.D. These include:
alsa-lib - for sound supportlibgl and mesa - for graphical supportglew - for OpenGL contextsboost - for some C++ libraries used in 0 A.D.To install the dependencies, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S alsa-lib libgl mesa glew boost
There are two ways to install 0 A.D. on Arch Linux:
To install 0 A.D. from the official repositories, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S 0ad
If you prefer to build 0 A.D. from source, follow these steps:
Clone the 0 A.D. repository:
git clone https://github.com/0ad/0ad.git
Enter the 0 A.D. directory:
cd 0ad/
Build and install 0 A.D.:
./autogen.sh
./configure --without-nvtt --without-miniupnpc --with-system-tremor
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install
The --without-nvtt, --without-miniupnpc, and --with-system-tremor options are not mandatory, but they allow you to skip the installation of some optional dependencies.
Once 0 A.D. is installed, you can launch it by typing 0ad in the terminal or by searching for it in your system's application menu.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed 0 A.D. on Arch Linux. You can now enjoy playing this fantastic real-time strategy game.
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