= Please see the web site for up-to-date information on how to download/install 0 A.D. on Linux =
http://play0ad.com/download/linux/

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

 * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/zero-ad/files/releases/0ad-0.0.17-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz/download 0ad-unix-build.tar.xz] (19 MB) ''or'' [https://sourceforge.net/projects/zero-ad/files/releases/0ad-0.0.17-alpha-unix-build.tar.gz/download 0ad-unix-build.tar.gz] (21 MB)
 * [https://sourceforge.net/projects/zero-ad/files/releases/0ad-0.0.17-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz/download 0ad-unix-data.tar.xz] (562 MB) ''or'' [https://sourceforge.net/projects/zero-ad/files/releases/0ad-0.0.17-alpha-unix-data.tar.gz/download 0ad-unix-data.tar.gz] (697 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-0.0.17-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz
tar xvJf 0ad-0.0.17-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz

# Or, if your tar is older than 1.22:
xz -cd 0ad-0.0.17-alpha-unix-build.tar.xz | tar xv
xz -cd 0ad-0.0.17-alpha-unix-data.tar.xz | tar xv

# Or, if you downloaded the .gz version:
tar xvzf 0ad-0.0.17-alpha-unix-build.tar.gz
tar xvzf 0ad-0.0.17-alpha-unix-data.tar.gz
}}}
Then follow the '''[wiki:BuildInstructions#Linux build instructions]''' using the files from this release instead of downloading from SVN.