How to Install Mindustry on FreeBSD Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Mindustry, a sandbox tower defense game, on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A FreeBSD Latest system with root access
• An internet connection to download the required packages

Step 1: Install OpenJDK

Mindustry requires Java 8 or higher to run. We will use OpenJDK as the Java runtime environment.

To install OpenJDK, run the following command:

pkg install openjdk8

Step 2: Download Mindustry

Start by creating a new directory where we will download and install Mindustry. Run the following command to create a new directory named mindustry in the home directory:

mkdir ~/mindustry

Change to the newly created directory:

cd ~/mindustry

Next, download the game files using the following command:

fetch https://github.com/Anuken/Mindustry/releases/download/v6-build/mindustry-server-release.jar

Step 3: Run Mindustry

To run Mindustry, execute the following command:

java -jar mindustry-server-release.jar

This will start the server and the game will be available at http://localhost:6567.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Mindustry on FreeBSD Latest. Now you can start playing Mindustry and enjoy the sandbox tower defense game.