The Battle for Wesnoth is a popular, free and open-source turn-based strategy game that can be installed on different operating systems. If you are using POP! OS Latest and want to install Wesnoth from GitHub, follow the steps below:
Open the Terminal: You can open the terminal in two ways. Either click on the terminal icon on the system tray, or press "Ctrl+Alt+T" shortcut.
Update Your System: Before installing Wesnoth, it's a good practice to update your system packages to the latest version. Type the following command and press Enter:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
This may take several minutes, depending on your internet speed and the number of packages that need to be updated.
Install the Dependencies: Wesnoth has some dependencies that need to be installed on your system. The following command will install all the necessary dependencies:
sudo apt install cmake libsdl2-dev libsdl2-image-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libsdl2-ttf-dev libboost-dev \
libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-serialization-dev libbz2-dev libfontconfig1-dev libfreetype6-dev \
libgcc-7-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libicu-dev libjpeg-dev libogg-dev libpng-dev \
libvorbis-dev libwxgtk3.0-dev libxml2-dev libxrandr-dev zlib1g-dev
Clone the Wesnoth Repository: Now, you can clone the Wesnoth repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth.git
This will create a new directory named wesnoth in your current working directory.
Build and Compile Wesnoth: Now, navigate to the wesnoth directory and run the following commands to build and compile the game:
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j4
sudo make install
The make -j4 command uses 4 cores to compile the game, which can speed up the process. You can adjust the number of cores depending on your system's capabilities. It might take some time to complete the compilation process.
Run the Game: After the game is installed, you can open The Battle for Wesnoth from the application menu, or by running the following command in the terminal:
wesnoth
Enjoy playing the game!
This tutorial explained how to install The Battle for Wesnoth on POP! OS Latest by cloning the Wesnoth repository from GitHub. By following these steps, you should have no problems installing and playing the game.
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