How to Install The Battle for Wesnoth on OpenSUSE Latest

The Battle for Wesnoth is a popular open-source turn-based strategy game that can be run on various operating systems. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing The Battle for Wesnoth on OpenSUSE Latest using the GitHub repository.

Step 1: Install Required Dependencies

Before installing The Battle for Wesnoth, we need to install some required dependencies. Open the terminal and run the following command to install them:

sudo zypper install cmake gcc-c++ libboost_date_time-devel libboost_filesystem-devel libboost_iostreams-devel libboost_locale-devel libboost_program_options-devel libboost_random-devel libboost_regex-devel libboost_signals-devel libboost_system-devel libboost_test-devel libboost_thread-devel libjpeg-devel libpng-devel libsdl2-devel libsdl2-image-devel libsdl2-mixer-devel libsdl2-net-devel libsdl2-ttf-devel make zlib-devel 

Step 2: Clone the GitHub Repository

Now, we need to clone The Battle for Wesnoth repository. Run the following command to clone the repository to your local computer:

git clone https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth.git

Step 3: Build and Install

Once the repository has been cloned, we need to build and install the game. Navigate to the cloned repository's directory and run the following commands:

cd wesnoth 
mkdir build
cd build 
cmake ..
make 
sudo make install 

Step 4: Run The Battle for Wesnoth

Now the game has been installed on your system. To start playing The Battle for Wesnoth, run the following command:

wesnoth

Conclusion

That's it! Now you know how to install The Battle for Wesnoth on OpenSUSE Latest using the GitHub repository. Enjoy playing the game!

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