This page contains specific Freeciv installation information for the Cygwin platform. See also the generic installation notes in Install. Cygwin is a free Unix variant for MS Windows operating systems. Recent versions come with an X server, XFree86. This version of Freeciv has been tested with Cygwin DLL version 1.3.16 and its X server version 4.2.0. To install Freeciv for Cygwin: a) Install or update your Cygwin using the "Install Cygwin Now!" link on ; many packages are required, and some are a good idea to have; examples: b) If you want the GTK+ 1.2 client: d) Compile and install Freeciv: