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FreeOrion is available as precompiled point releases for Windows XP, statically-linked Linux binaries, and as a disk image for MacOSX.  The source code may also be downloaded and [[compile|compiled]] for Linux, WinXP or MacOSX.
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FreeOrion numbered releases are available for download for various Windows versions, OSX 10.9+, and various Linux distributions.
  
==Windows XP==
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Both numbered releases (eg. 0.4.4) and more frequently-updated test builds are available. Numbered releases are probably more reliable and less likely to have major bugs, but may be significantly out of date compared to the latest developments in the test builds.  The instructions below, other than for the prebuilt installers at Sourceforge, are regarding numbered releases.  For current test builds either use the Sourceforge builds or build FreeOrion yourself following our [[Compile]] instructions.
  
Point releases for Windows XP including most necessary art, data, sound and libraries, can be downloaded from [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=75752 SourceForge].  Note that '''WinXP Service Pack 2 and the .NET Framework 2.0 are required'''.
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Please note that '''FreeOrion requires OpenGL 2.1''' or later.  With OpenGL less than 2.1, there may be poor performance or crashes.
  
The .NET Framework 2.0 can be installed by by running Windows Update, selecting "Custom", then "Optional, Software", then ".NET Framework 2.0".  Alternatively, it may be downloaded from [http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5 Microsoft] directly.
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= Windows / OSX =
  
==Windows 2000==
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[https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeorion/files/FreeOrion/ Download FreeOrion] prebuilt installers from Sourceforge.
  
The Windows XP Freeorion v0.3.1-RC5 point release has been reported to run on Windows 2000.  There's a good chance the latest WinXP release will as well.
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= Linux =
  
==Linux==
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== Snap Packages ==
  
A statically linked binary of SVN revision 2374 from March 5, 2008 is available. See [http://www.freeorion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30272#p30272 this forum post] for a link.
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There are FreeOrion snap packages available on snapcraft.io: https://snapcraft.io/freeorion
  
This or similar binaries have been tested on Debian Etch and OpenSuSE 10.2, and may work on other distributions as well.
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== Debian ==
  
==Mac OS X==
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You can find the latest official packages of FreeOrion in Debian unstable.
  
A post RC6 (as of Nov 20. 2007) partially statically/dynamically linked universal binary of FreeOrion is available for download. It is bundled together with an installer for all the necessary shared libraries.
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https://packages.debian.org/unstable/freeorion
  
'''You can download the disk image  [http://n.ethz.ch/student/schwadri/download/freeorion-rc6+.dmg here].'''
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When the development of Debian is frozen and the distribution prepares for the next stable release, you might also find packages in the experimental branch. Please use them with caution.
  
''System versions prior to 10.4 (Tiger) are not supported at the moment.''
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=== Installation ===
  
It has been tested with Mac Os X Tiger 10.4.11 only so it can be that you will encounter problems running it with a different version.
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''apt install freeorion''
Should FreeOrion refuse to start up, have a look at [http://www.freeorion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&p=28715#p28715 this forum post]. If it runs on your system without an problems and you have a version different from 10.4.11 or if it doesn't work at all then it would be nice if you could drop a note into this [http://www.freeorion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=872 forum thread] stating the exact version of Os X you're running and whether it is on Intel or PowerPC architecture.
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== Ubuntu ==
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Installation of packages is similar to Debian. Packages from Debian unstable automatically migrate to Ubuntu.
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=== Installation ===
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''apt install freeorion''
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''apt-get install freeorion'' (apt prior version 1.0)
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=== Personal Package Archives (PPA) ===
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There is an inofficial PPA provided by a contributer, information and instructions on how to add it can be found in [https://freeorion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10942 this forum thread].
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Another inofficial PPA has been provided by the Debian maintainer of FreeOrion, with backports of stable releases for LTS versions like Ubuntu 14.04 and bleeding edge snapshots for the most recent version of Ubuntu. However, this PPA has not received any updates since 2017 and must be considered outdated.
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In case you still want to use it, follow the instructions on the following page and add this PPA to your system.
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https://launchpad.net/~apoleon/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-freeorion
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== Arch Linux ==
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You can install FreeOrion from the Arch User Repository (AUR).
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https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/freeorion/
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== Building from source the Debian way ==
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''apt install build-essential''
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''apt-get source freeorion''
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''apt-get build-dep freeorion''
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''cd freeorion-*''
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''debuild -us -uc''
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You can tweak the variables in debian/rules and modify e.g. REV to change the revision of FreeOrion. Then run
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''debian/rules get-orig-source''
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to download a Debian compliant source tarball. You will have to install subversion.
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http://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/debian-packaging.html

Revision as of 17:45, 27 January 2019

FreeOrion numbered releases are available for download for various Windows versions, OSX 10.9+, and various Linux distributions.

Both numbered releases (eg. 0.4.4) and more frequently-updated test builds are available. Numbered releases are probably more reliable and less likely to have major bugs, but may be significantly out of date compared to the latest developments in the test builds. The instructions below, other than for the prebuilt installers at Sourceforge, are regarding numbered releases. For current test builds either use the Sourceforge builds or build FreeOrion yourself following our Compile instructions.

Please note that FreeOrion requires OpenGL 2.1 or later. With OpenGL less than 2.1, there may be poor performance or crashes.

Windows / OSX

Download FreeOrion prebuilt installers from Sourceforge.

Linux

Snap Packages

There are FreeOrion snap packages available on snapcraft.io: https://snapcraft.io/freeorion

Debian

You can find the latest official packages of FreeOrion in Debian unstable.

https://packages.debian.org/unstable/freeorion

When the development of Debian is frozen and the distribution prepares for the next stable release, you might also find packages in the experimental branch. Please use them with caution.

Installation

apt install freeorion

Ubuntu

Installation of packages is similar to Debian. Packages from Debian unstable automatically migrate to Ubuntu.

Installation

apt install freeorion

or

apt-get install freeorion (apt prior version 1.0)

Personal Package Archives (PPA)

There is an inofficial PPA provided by a contributer, information and instructions on how to add it can be found in this forum thread.

Another inofficial PPA has been provided by the Debian maintainer of FreeOrion, with backports of stable releases for LTS versions like Ubuntu 14.04 and bleeding edge snapshots for the most recent version of Ubuntu. However, this PPA has not received any updates since 2017 and must be considered outdated.

In case you still want to use it, follow the instructions on the following page and add this PPA to your system.

https://launchpad.net/~apoleon/+archive/ubuntu/ppa-freeorion

Arch Linux

You can install FreeOrion from the Arch User Repository (AUR).

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/freeorion/

Building from source the Debian way

apt install build-essential

apt-get source freeorion

apt-get build-dep freeorion

cd freeorion-*

debuild -us -uc

You can tweak the variables in debian/rules and modify e.g. REV to change the revision of FreeOrion. Then run

debian/rules get-orig-source

to download a Debian compliant source tarball. You will have to install subversion.

http://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/debian-packaging.html