--- title: Install Micropolis on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Micropolis for on Ubuntu - Micropolis, the original city simulation game from Maxis Software url: https://snapcraft.io/install/micropolis/ubuntu --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Micropolis on **Ubuntu** # Micropolis [Lucy Llewellyn (lucyllewy)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/lucyllewy "View all snaps from Lucy Llewellyn (lucyllewy)") * [Lucy Llewellyn (lucyllewy)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/lucyllewy "View all snaps from Lucy Llewellyn (lucyllewy)") * [Games](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=games) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/micropolis/ubuntu#install) #### Micropolis, the original city simulation game from Maxis Software Micropolis, the original award winning city simulation game from Maxis Software, now runs on powerful Unix workstations with X11! Now it's souped up, and even supports networked multi user collaboration! Multi Player Micropolis is designed to be a fun cooperative educational experience! Micropolis is a colorful animated interactive system simulation game, providing a set of rules and tools for planning and building a complex dynamic simulated city. Several people on different X11 workstations can participate in the same city, cooperating and coordinating their actions across the network. Working together, you can zone land use, hook up the power grid, build roads, bridges, parks and stadiums, raise taxes, and even summon disasters, causing the city to grow and thrive, or crumble and die. It's a creative, entertaining way to develop your political skills! SimCity designed and implemented by Will Wright, Copyright (C) 2002 by Electronic Arts. Unix porting, optimization and TCL/Tk user interface design by Don Hopkins (dhopkins@DonHopkins.com), for DUX Software. Ported to OLPC Fedora Linux by Don Hopkins. SimCity, Unix Version. This game was released for the Unix platform in or about 1990 and has been modified for inclusion in the One Laptop Per Child program. Copyright (C) 1989 - 2007 Electronic Arts Inc. ### Package name * micropolis --- ### License * GPL-3.0+ --- ### Last updated * 10 June 2024 - latest/stable * 10 June 2024 - latest/edge This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues. --- ### Websites * [wiki.laptop.org](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Micropolis "http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Micropolis") --- ### Source code * [github.com/diddlesnaps/micropolis](https://github.com/diddlesnaps/micropolis "https://github.com/diddlesnaps/micropolis") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/diddlesnaps/micropolis/issues](https://github.com/diddlesnaps/micropolis/issues "https://github.com/diddlesnaps/micropolis/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/micropolis/ubuntu#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install Micropolis 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 [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go. For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*. Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Micropolis To install Micropolis, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install micropolis ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### 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) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/micropolis/ubuntu) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. 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