OpenRA Flatpak

OpenRA is an open-source and cross-platform real-time strategy game engine. It aims to recreate the classic Command & Conquer games with modern improvements.

Features

• Supports Command & Conquer, Red Alert, and Dune 2000
• Multiplayer support
• Customizable gameplay through mods
• Easy-to-use map editor

Installation

OpenRA is available as a flatpak on Flathub, a centralized repository of flatpak applications.

To install OpenRA as a flatpak, first, make sure you have flatpak and Flathub set up.

# Install flatpak
sudo apt install flatpak

# Install Flathub repository
flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Once flatpak and Flathub are installed, you can proceed to install OpenRA.

# Install OpenRA
flatpak install flathub net.openra.OpenRA

Usage

After installation, you can launch OpenRA from your application launcher or from the command line.

# Launch OpenRA from command line
flatpak run net.openra.OpenRA

You can start playing the classic Command & Conquer games or download mods from the community.

# Download a community mod
flatpak run net.openra.OpenRA install https://github.com/OpenRA/ra2/releases/download/release-20200503/ra2-ts-mo.20200503.zip

Conclusion

If you're a fan of classic real-time strategy games like Command & Conquer, Red Alert, or Dune 2000, giveOpenRA a try. Its cross-platform and flatpak support make it easy to install and play on any Linux distribution.