= How to install the latest version on Linux =
'''Warning''': The game is currently under heavy development, and many features are currently missing. This release is an '''alpha version''', not a completed playable game - please check our '''[http://www.wildfiregames.com/0ad/ site]''' and '''[http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showforum=135 forums]''' for future updates!

The Linux packages are new and not well-tested, so please report any problems in our [http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showforum=378 Bug reports forum here].

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== Ubuntu ==
Install from our [https://launchpad.net/~wfg/+archive/0ad PPA]:

{{{
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wfg/0ad
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install 0ad
}}}
(If you get errors about unmet dependencies, check that you have the Universe repository enabled in `/etc/apt/sources.list`.)

Run the game from the command-line as

{{{
0ad
}}}
or from the application menu item "Games" / "0 A.D."

'''Unstable version''': You can try a more up-to-date but less-well-tested version from our [https://launchpad.net/~wfg/+archive/0ad.dev development snapshot PPA], which should be updated each week. Follow the instructions above but use the `ppa:wfg/0ad.dev` repository name.

== OpenSUSE ==
 * Launch YaST.
 * Select "Software" and "Software Repositories".
 * Select "Add" and "Specify URL..."
 * Enter one of the following URLs, with name "obs-games":
   * `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/`
   * `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_Factory/`
   * `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.4/`
   * `http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_11.3/`
 * It should prompt "Import Untrusted GnuPG Key" - these packages are not checked or trusted by OpenSUSE. You should not install them in security-critical environments. If you understand and accept the danger of installing unknown software, accept the import.
 * Run "Install/Remove Software"
 * Select "0ad" to install.

Run the game from the command-line as

{{{
0ad
}}}
or from the application menu item "0 A.D."

== Fedora ==
First run:

{{{
su -
}}}
Then run one of the following commands:

 * `curl http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/Fedora_15/games.repo >/etc/yum.repos.d/obs-games.repo`
 * `curl http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/Fedora_14/games.repo >/etc/yum.repos.d/obs-games.repo`

Install the package:

{{{
yum install 0ad
}}}
It should prompt "Importing GPG key 0xC862B42C ... Is this ok?" - these packages are not checked or trusted by Fedora/Mandriva. You should not install them in security-critical environments. If you understand and accept the danger of installing unknown software, answer "y".

Exit from the `su` shell:

{{{
exit
}}}
Run the game from the command-line as

{{{
0ad
}}}
or from the application menu item "0 A.D."

'''Unstable version''': Fedora: You can try a more up-to-date but less-well-tested version from a [http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=250474 Fedora People repository].

== Gentoo ==
See [http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=278541 bug containing ebuilds] (both latest release and latest SVN).

== Arch ==
See [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=36132 releases] and [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=28560 latest SVN] packages.

== Pardus GNU/Linux ==
''For Pardus 2011,''

* Add P2011 repository by executing following command:

{{{
pisi ar P2011 http://paketler.pardus-linux.org/P2011/{arch}/pisi-index.xml.xz -y
}}}

Replace  {arch} with i686 or x86_64 depending on your Pardus Architecture

and install 0 A.D by executing following command:

{{{
pisi it 0ad
}}}
* If you don't want to add a repository, you can download and install PiSi package from http://paketler.pardus-linux.org/P2011

== Chakra ==
It's [http://chakra-project.org/packages/index.php?act=search&searchpattern=0ad available in games repository]. See [http://www.chakra-project.org/wiki/index.php/0_A.D. Chakra wiki] for additional information.

== Compiling on Linux ==
You need two files:

 * [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz 0ad-unix-build.tar.xz] (4 MB) ''or'' [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-build.tar.gz 0ad-unix-build.tar.gz] (6 MB)
 * [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz 0ad-unix-data.tar.xz] (185 MB) ''or'' [http://releases.wildfiregames.com/0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-data.tar.gz 0ad-unix-data.tar.gz] (228 MB)

The `.xz` files are smaller but may require you to install [http://tukaani.org/xz/ XZ Utils].

Extract both files to the same location:

{{{
# Extract .xz version into the current directory:
tar xvJf 0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz
tar xvJf 0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz

# Or, if your tar is older than 1.22:
xz -cd 0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz | tar xv
xz -cd 0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz | tar xv

# Or, if you downloaded the .gz version:
tar xvzf 0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-build.tar.gz
tar xvzf 0ad-r09786-alpha-unix-data.tar.gz
}}}
Then follow the '''[wiki:BuildInstructions#Unix build instructions]''' using the files from this release instead of downloading from SVN.

== How to get info on new releases ==
There are several ways to be notified when a new release is out, as well as getting notified on other updates, either by subscribing to the [http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=0AdNews&loc=en_US email mail list], following [http://www.twitter.com/play0ad 0 A.D. on Twitter] or [http://www.facebook.com/play0ad Facebook], or the [http://feeds.feedburner.com/0AdNews RSS feed].