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Linux (Ubuntu) beginner here. I am on a Mac (Intel i9, 2020, 10 Core) and really want to play Freeciv. I have setup a Virtual Machine with UTM on macOS 12, installed Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop Client on it and it runs fine. Then I downloaded the Freeciv appimage for Linux from the website freeciv.org.

PROBLEM:
I cannot open (run) the downloaded appimage of Freeciv in my Virtual Machine.

I then googled and viewed many Youtube videos. The solutions there proposed, to update Ubuntu in the terminal, change the property of the appimage to "Executable as a program" and then enter "sudo apt install libfuse2t64" (which is neccessary for Ubuntu 24.04) in the Ubuntu terminal. The update went fine, but it changed nothing:

The appimage still does not open.

Any hints?
Is it maybe not possible to open an appimage on a virtual machine (VM)? I am a total Linux / Ubuntu newbie, so I apologize already for my ignorance. Thank you!

If appimage does not work, or requires a lot of work, you may find Generic Build script approach easier: https://forum.freeciv.org/f/viewtopic.php?t=89944. I'll create a new version for ubuntu-24.04 soon (likely this night)

cazfi wrote: ↑Thu Oct 24, 2024 7:51 pm If appimage does not work, or requires a lot of work, you may find Generic Build script approach easier: https://forum.freeciv.org/f/viewtopic.php?t=89944. I'll create a new version for ubuntu-24.04 soon (likely this night)

Thanks for replying! I am looking forward to a new Ubuntu version of FC, for sure!!!

I will have a look at the script's thing, too. But to be honest: That is something I have even less experience with!

Is there a new version yet?tiny fishing

Latest version seems to be from Nov 14, so yes, it's a new version since the discussion here.