Linux download not working?

[Essential Strategy]

Hello, I just tried to download the latest alpha version from the official web page for Linux, but it seems there is no link or something and had to install it from the Software Manager of my distro, but it is not the latest alpha, as it says 0.27.0 in version.

[ffm2]

As I see it, you are right. I downloaded and installed the branch from git with 

git clone --single-branch --branch release-a27.1 https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad.git

But you can also download from

https://releases.wildfiregames.com/

27.1 is from 14.07. so the distros may need some till it lands in their repos.

[ffm2]

Be sure to follow

https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad/wiki/BuildInstructions

tl;dr

• have all dependencys
• run 0ad/libraries/build-source-libs.sh
• run 0ad/build/workspaces/update-workspaces.sh
• run make -j5 in the folder 0ad/build/workspaces/gcc/

[Stan`]

Don't forget to run 0ad/source/tools/spirv/get-nightly-shaders.sh if you want to use Vulkan.

[andy5995]

4 hours ago, Stan` said:

Don't forget to run 0ad/source/tools/spirv/get-nightly-shaders.sh if you want to use Vulkan.

@Stan`And that's only needed if building from git? The required spirv stuff is included in the release data archive, correct?

[Stan`]

2 hours ago, andy5995 said:

@Stan`And that's only needed if building from git? The required spirv stuff is included in the release data archive, correct?

That's right.

[Essential Strategy]

18 hours ago, ffm2 said:

Be sure to follow

https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad/wiki/BuildInstructions

I would do if it works, but is not the case

[ffm2]

Which linux? E.g. arch has it in their repos already since some hours. https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/0ad/

Odd, that that site doesn't work for you but the forum.

If you only play a bit single player you could maybe stick around a bit with 27.0 for a while until it's in your repo.

From that site you usually need only the dependency list (apart from whats already posted):

sudo pacman -S --needed awk openal m4 boost cmake curl enet fmt gcc gloox grep icu libgl libogg \
    libpng libsodium libvorbis libxml2 llvm make miniupnpc patch pkg-config python \
    rust sdl2 subversion wxwidgets-gtk3 zip zlib

Or:

sudo apt install build-essential cargo cmake curl libboost-dev libboost-system-dev   \
    libboost-filesystem-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libenet-dev libfmt-dev   \
    libfreetype-dev m4 libgloox-dev libicu-dev libminiupnpc-dev libnvtt-dev   \
    libogg-dev libopenal-dev libpng-dev libsdl2-dev libsodium-dev libvorbis-dev   \
    libwxgtk3.2-dev libxml2-dev llvm python3 rustc subversion zlib1g-dev

[Itms]

On 19/07/2025 at 10:17 AM, ffm2 said:

As I see it, you are right. I downloaded and installed the branch from git with 

git clone --single-branch --branch release-a27.1 https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad.git

But you can also download from

https://releases.wildfiregames.com/

27.1 is from 14.07. so the distros may need some till it lands in their repos.

Thanks for dedicating time to helping newcomers!  I recommend not pointing end users to the git repo, as there are several extra steps to perform (shaders, translations, etc). It is better to point to building from the released source archives: https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad/wiki/CompilingUsingTheReleaseSourceArchives

Additionally the "release-a27.1" branch will be deleted soon, the permanent way to get the release tree is to use the tag "a27.1".

[Thales]

What version of Linux is @Essential Strategyusing?

With Mint, you can download 0 A.D. through flathub (flatpak) from the software manager. See image below.

If not using Mint, check your distribution for the ability to access flathub.

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Thales

[Essential Strategy]

14 hours ago, ffm2 said:

Which linux? E.g. arch has it in their repos already since some hours.

Odd, that that site doesn't work for you but the forum.

 

4 hours ago, Thales said:

What version of Linux is @Essential Strategyusing?

I am on Linux Mint XFCE, and I have installed the flatpack version from the software manager but cannot use latest alpha. Although update manager is noticing me the game has a new update, it seems there is something wrong as it does not update the game when download finishes. Also I am a new Linux user, just installed the OS some days ago, so I might be missing something. Anyway I am going to use 27.0 until a find the way to build the 27.1 as @ffm2 suggested to me.

[Thales]

My suggestion at this point is to uninstall 0 A.D. by using the command line (terminal). The reason for that is to purge 0 A.D. from your system. Uninstalling 0 A.D. through flatpak may not delete everything. As a quickie suggestion ask both Grok and ChatGPT the following: "How to uninstall 0 A.D. by using the command line with Linux Mint.". You can also make a post on the Mint forum website.

There are different methods for installing 0 A.D. your problem may be associated with that. Grok provided the text below:

Quote

If you’re unsure how it was installed, check with:

dpkg -l | grep 0ad

snap list | grep 0ad

flatpak list | grep 0ad

"grep" searches for the presence of 0 A.D. in each of the installation methods. Theoretically you should only see one listing. If there are more listings, it is possible that they are conflicting. It will be necessary to uninstall (purge) 0 A.D. from your computer and then choose one method to install. Both Grok and ChatGPT provide advice on that. I think the ChatGPT gave better advice. One piece of advice that ChatGPT listed as optional was:"sudo apt purge 0ad 0ad-data". I would not consider that as optional. But you need to be aware that it removes your user data. Since you are just getting the program setup, the user data, at this time, should not be an issue.

Of course I need to add the disclaimer that any advice from either Grok or ChatGPT can be wrong (that includes me too), that you need to be careful, and you should think through any command before executing.

Edited 4 hours ago by Thales

[vanz]

Why don't wait until 27.1 ported to flatpak? Flatpak is recommended by developer if you're using Debian (me LMDE). They should've maintained this repo. 

Edited 1 hour ago by vanz