Installing 0 A.D. on NetBSD

Introduction

0 A.D. is a free, open-source, real-time strategy game developed by Wildfire Games. It is available for various platforms, including NetBSD. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing 0 A.D. on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, you need to make sure that your NetBSD system is updated and has the required packages to install 0 A.D. You can update your system by running:

sudo pkgin update

Installing Dependencies

0 A.D. requires some libraries to be installed on your system before it can run. To install these dependencies, open a terminal and run the following command:

sudo pkgin install python pkg-config cmake libsdl2 image magick graphicsmagick

Downloading and Installing 0 A.D.

Once the dependencies are installed, we can proceed to download and install the game itself. Follow the steps below:

  1. First, visit the official website of 0 A.D. at https://play0ad.com/ and download the appropriate NetBSD version of the game.
  2. Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where the file was downloaded and extract it using the following command:
tar xf 0ad-x.y.z-*.tar.gz

Replace x.y.z with the version number you downloaded.

  1. Navigate to the extracted directory using the following command:
cd 0ad-x.y.z-*
  1. Build the game using the following commands:
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j4
sudo make install

Note: The -j4 option in the make command specifies the number of CPU cores to be used during the build process. You can change this number based on your system's specifications.

  1. Once the installation is complete, you can start the game by running:
0ad

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed 0 A.D. on NetBSD. Enjoy playing this amazing game.