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title: Install 0ad on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of 0ad for on Kubuntu - Real-time strategy game
  of ancient warfare
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/0ad/kubuntu
---

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# Install 0ad on **Kubuntu**

# 0ad

[Wildfire Games (play0ad)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/play0ad "View all snaps from Wildfire Games (play0ad)")

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/0ad/kubuntu#install)

#### Real-time strategy game of ancient warfare

0 A.D. (pronounced “zero-ey-dee”) is a free, open-source, historical
Real Time Strategy (RTS) game currently under development by Wildfire Games,
a global group of volunteer game developers.
As the leader of an ancient civilization, you must gather the resources
you need to raise a military force and dominate your enemies.
.
“0 A.D.” is a time period that never actually existed: In the usual calendar,
one goes from 1 B.C. to 1 A.D. and skips zero. This reflects the historical
fiction in the game: Who would have won if all the factions were pitted
against each other when each of them was at its prime?
.
We intend to portray some of the major civilizations over the millennium of
500 B.C. to 500 A.D. (Hence the midpoint, zero.) That is an ambitious prospect,
so in the first edition of 0 A.D. we focus on the last five centuries B.C.
Perhaps in future expansion packs, more civilizations will be added,
along with additional gameplay features.
.
We put a strong emphasis on historical accuracy while developing 0 A.D.
We plan all our units and all our buildings based on reconstructions of how
the units and the buildings might have looked like in the ancient world.
We even name them in the original languages, such as Greek and Latin.
But it’s worth remembering that any game should be fun to play, so,
in many cases, we preferred playability over historical accuracy.

### Package name

* 0ad

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### License

* GPL-2.0+

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### Last updated

* 15 October 2026 - latest/stable
* 15 October 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [gitea.wildfiregames.com](https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/ "https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/")

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### Contact

* [play0ad.com](https://play0ad.com/community/support/ "https://play0ad.com/community/support/")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/0ad/kubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install 0ad

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install 0ad

To install 0ad, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install 0ad
```

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### More things to do…

#### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store)

Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.

#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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