[Freeciv] Re: cannot run freeciv

[Christian Knoke <ChrisK@xxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Jörg spenkuch wrote:
> 
> after installing freeciv
> 
> when i run civserver the error message
> 
> 0: bind failed: Adress already in use
> 
> appears on my screen!!!

In most cases this means that civserver is already running.
List your processes with 'ps aux' and kill civserver.

> 
> when i try to run civclient after that it seems to be able to connwct to the
> localhost.
> but when i try to start the game the command "start" can not be executed, it
> cannot even be found!!!!

civserver is a terminal application. You should start it within
a terminal, e.g. xterm. The start command has to be entered here.

> 
> please help and send your suggestions to joerg.sp@xxxxxx
> 

HTH,

Christian

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