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Howdy. Basically, it's all in the title: I'm a fairly new Linux user and I'm looking for a way to do, well, ^---that.

The default Linux Software Manager is offering me version 2.4. The Readme/Install documentation with the downloaded FreeCiv source code is a bit longish and when following it blindly I end up with:

% ./configure

....lots of stuff looking good, but ending with:

configure: error: libcurl development files required

After that I *did* install libcurl (it says"7.35.0-1ubuntu2.10" and what is needed is "libcurl version 7.12.1 or better")

However, after installing libcurl, staring Configure gets me again:

configure: error: libcurl development files required

....


Any ideas? Different approaches?

"development files" are not part of the package normal users need, but they are in "-dev" packages (applies to things other than curl too)

Please note the word "idiot" in the title and tell me what to do

Oh, I just got a solution to that, now the next stage is:

configure: error: can not build any of the supported clients

(after a series of checks that ended with a "no")

So, i'm thinking that this is going to be a long sequence of trial-and-error... Any shortcut? Get an already compiled version somewhere? Is that even possible?

Ah, problem solved (it seems). Sorry for the trouble.

If anyone encounters the same problem and is at the same level as me, check here:

http://linuxg.net/install-freeciv-on-ubuntu-via-getdeb/

So, I've installed the thing, been using it, playing online etc., but now I'd like to test some rulesets, test stuff by playing solo, but... How do I do that? All I have is a shortcut on the Desktop. Where are the files? Where are the rulesets? I can't even start the game because it "didn't connect with the server". When I was using it on Windows, that version of the client had the server incorporated, and if not, there was a server in the package that I could start separately and then connect the client to it.

But now, like I said, I can't find anything on my computer that even has a name "freeciv" (except the said shortcut on the desktop).


So... help? Please?

Corbeau wrote:But now, like I said, I can't find anything on my computer that even has a name "freeciv" (except the said shortcut on the desktop).

Did you install the server? The package is probably named freeciv-server. So

Corbeau wrote:Where are the rulesets?

Check if /usr/share/games/freeciv/ or /usr/share/freeciv/ exists. (Must be done after the server is installed)

Yes, there is something there now. Thanks.