Installing FreeCiv Manulally - getting network error

[tonnemacher]

Good morning,
I am a VM newbie, and a linux and computing newbie so please understand I am learning.

I am attempting to install free civ on to my computer and the VM I have installed

1. my computer Nitro AN16-73 RAM 32GB, RTX 4060 I7-14650HX 2200MHz 16 Core 24 logical processors. windows home 11
2. VM running ubuntu 2004 system setup memory 8GB Processors 4, NAT (i am using VM ware 17.6.2)

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3. as mentioned I did a manual install, I believe that I have succesfully installed the application.
but I have been unable to start a game I keep getting

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if you know what I have done wrong so that I can
1. get a local game running
2. help me be able to host a game

I would appreciate any help that could be provided.

[cazfi]

Do you really want to run freeciv-web server, like you seem to be doing (judging from "civclientlaucher servlet"), or would desktop freeciv suffice? You can download latter from https://www.freeciv.org/download.html

[tonnemacher]

Good afternoon,

to tell the truth I do not want to do this. but have to.

I need to get this up and running on my computer's vm, at this point I will be marked by my instructor.
the bare min is for me to have it running and for me to be able to host a game that my instructor can log into play a few rounds and then end the game.

so no I do not believe that I need to run a true server, just me being able to allow someone to tunnel in and play the game.

So therefore the desktop will not do, but ty


Cheers


scott

[CarolPJones]

Good afternoon,

to tell the truth I do not want to do this. but have to.

I need to get this up and running on my computer's vm, at this point I will be marked by my instructor.
the bare min is for me to have it running and for me to be able to host a game that my instructor can log into play a few rounds and then end the game.

so no I do not believe that I need to run a true server, just me being able to allow someone to tunnel in and play the game.

So therefore the desktop will not do, but ty


Cheers


scott

Thanks you so much