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title: Install stars on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of stars for Linux - STARS! The 4X Strategy game
url: https://snapcraft.io/stars
---

# stars

[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)")

latest/stable 2.7jrc3

Install latest/stable of stars

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

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install stars
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* stars

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### License

* Proprietary

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### Last updated

* 24 September 2021 - latest/stable
* 23 June 2022 - latest/edge

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

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### Contact

* [github.com/diddlesnaps/stars/issues](https://github.com/diddlesnaps/stars/issues "https://github.com/diddlesnaps/stars/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/stars#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/stars#tab-security)

#### STARS! The 4X Strategy game

Stars! is a turn-based strategy, science fiction 4X game. Stars! was developed
by Jeff Johnson and Jeff McBride ("the Jeffs") for their own use, and
initially released as shareware in 1995. A retail version was later produced
for, and published by Empire Interactive, although the shareware version
continued.

It is no longer possible to purchase new Stars! serials, so under the
principal of abandonware keys to unlock the game are included below.

Keys:
Choose one key from this list. In multiplayer mode, each player must have a
unique serial number.

Each key is eight (8) characters.

```
E4TP99BW | E2BO659A | ECN101WP | EUTBD0AV | CJWLADUE | CXG6TIQX | CXLSIXTL
CXR6TCXY | EPA8IRTP | GVZC2FZ5 | GX5RODYA | HAIDAAWS | HB5JYSQH | IFNKZG2R
JU9VWLDF | SEOMBS8E | STDAG49L | SU0ODX1T | WBXU2GIX | WCES1YRZ | WV1EFJKF
WV53517J | WX8Z8HLP | CJWLADUE | CXG6TIQX | CXLSIXTL | CXR6TCXY | EPA8IRTP
GVZC2FZ5 | GX5RODYA | HAIDAAWS | HB5JYSQH | IFNKZG2R | JU9VWLDF | SEOMBS8E
STDAG49L | SU0ODX1T | WBXU2GIX | WCES1YRZ | WV1EFJKF | WV53517J | WX8Z8HLP
```

snapcraft.yaml Build Definition: <https://github.com/diddlesnaps/stars/blob/master/snap/snapcraft.yaml>

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## Install stars on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/stars/ubuntu)