---
title: Install Freeciv21 on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of Freeciv21 for on Debian - Develop Your Civilization
  from Humble Roots to a Global Empire
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/freeciv21/debian
---

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# Install Freeciv21 on **Debian**

# Freeciv21

[Longturn](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/longturn "View all snaps from Longturn")

* [Longturn](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/longturn "View all snaps from Longturn")
* [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games)

[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/freeciv21/debian#install)

#### Develop Your Civilization from Humble Roots to a Global Empire

Freeciv21 is a free open source turn-based empire-building 4x strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization. You compete against several opponents to build cities and use them to support a military and an economy. Players strive to complete an empire that survives all encounters with its neighbors to emerge victorious. Play begins at the dawn of history in 4,000 BCE.

Freeciv21 takes its roots in the well-known FOSS game Freeciv and extends it for more fun, with a revived focus on competitive multiplayer environments. Players can choose from over 500 nations and can play against the computer or other people in an active online community.

The code is maintained by the team over at Longturn.net and is based on the QT framework. The game supports both hex and square tiles and is easily modified to create custom rules.

### Package name

* freeciv21

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 12 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 12 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [longturn.net](https://longturn.net "https://longturn.net")

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### Contact

* [longturn.net@gmail.com](mailto:longturn.net@gmail.com "mailto:longturn.net@gmail.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/longturn/freeciv21](https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21 "https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/longturn/freeciv21/issues](https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21/issues "https://github.com/longturn/freeciv21/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/freeciv21/debian#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Debian and install Freeciv21

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

On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:

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

After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:

```
sudo snap install snapd
```

### Install Freeciv21

To install Freeciv21, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install freeciv21
```

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