---
title: Install The Force Engine on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of The Force Engine for on CentOS - Modern "Jedi
  Engine" replacement for Dark Forces
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/the-force-engine/centos
---

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# Install The Force Engine on **CentOS**

# The Force Engine

[Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/zygoon "View all snaps from Zygmunt Krynicki (zygoon)")

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-force-engine/centos#install)

#### Modern "Jedi Engine" replacement for Dark Forces

**Usage Instructions**

1. Install the snap
2. Purchase the original Dark Forces from GOG
3. Download an offline installer for Dark Forces for Windows
4. Open terminal and run: `the-force-engine.import-gog-data ~/Downloads/setup_star_warstm_dark_forces_1.0.2_\(20338\).exe`
5. Run *The Force Engine* from the the graphical shell.

**Relevant Directories**

The game will look for a copy of *Dark Forces* in the directory `~/snap/the-force-engine/common/DarkForces`. If you have a physical copy of the came, please copy
all the game files there. The directory is auto-detected if `DARK.GOB` is present there.

Enjoy!

### Package name

* the-force-engine

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### License

* GPL-2.0-only

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### Last updated

* 6 April 2024 - latest/stable

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [theforceengine.github.io](https://theforceengine.github.io/ "https://theforceengine.github.io/")

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### Contact

* [the-force-engine.freeforums.net](https://the-force-engine.freeforums.net/ "https://the-force-engine.freeforums.net/")
* [discord.com](https://discord.com/invite/hpsJnY9 "https://discord.com/invite/hpsJnY9")

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### Source code

* [gitlab.com/zygoon/the-force-engine-snap](https://gitlab.com/zygoon/the-force-engine-snap "https://gitlab.com/zygoon/the-force-engine-snap")
* [github.com/luciusDXL/TheForceEngine](https://github.com/luciusDXL/TheForceEngine "https://github.com/luciusDXL/TheForceEngine")

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### Report a bug

* [forum.snapcraft.io](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/the-force-engine-to-play-classics-like-star-wars-dark-forces-in-modern/33799/ "https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/the-force-engine-to-play-classics-like-star-wars-dark-forces-in-modern/33799/")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-force-engine/centos#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on CentOS and install The Force Engine

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

Snap is available for [CentOS 7.6+](https://snapcraft.io/install/the-force-engine/centos), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command:

```
sudo yum install epel-release
```

Snap can now be installed as follows:

```
sudo yum install snapd
```

Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
```

To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`:

```
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install The Force Engine

To install The Force Engine, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install the-force-engine
```

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