How To Install 0ad on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install 0ad on CentOS 7. 0ad is Cross-Platform RTS Game of Ancient Warfare

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 0ad on CentOS 7.

What is 0ad

0 A.D. (pronounced “zero ey-dee”) is a free, open-source, cross-platform real-time strategy (RTS) game of ancient warfare. In short, it is a historically-based war/economy game that allows players to relive or rewrite the history of Western civilizations, focusing on the years between 500 B.C. and 500 A.D. The project is highly ambitious, involving state-of-the-art 3D graphics, detailed artwork, sound, and a flexible and powerful custom-built game engine. The game has been in development by Wildfire Games (WFG), a group of volunteer, hobbyist game developers, since 2001.

We can use yum or dnf to install 0ad on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install 0ad.

Install 0ad on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install 0ad using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install 0ad

Install 0ad on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install 0ad using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install 0ad

How To Uninstall 0ad on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the 0ad package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove 0ad

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 0ad on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.