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