This problem affected me too, and I solved it.
The problem was in my /etc/hosts file.
It contained the bext lines:
127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost #[IPv6]
I deleted the line
::1 localhost #[IPv6]
and Freeciv works!
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I downloaded & installed the DEBs for 2.4.3-3 onto Ubuntu 14.04 and they
gave the same result.
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399544
Title:
Freeciv client can't Start New Game
To ma
This bug is fixed in 2.4.3-3 which will be available for Ubuntu 15.04.
See also Debian bug https://bugs.debian.org/757876
** Changed in: freeciv (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #757876
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=757876
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PS: Since it mentions "address already in use", here's the output of
netstat -ln (the tcp portion). It doesn't seem to have any freeciv ports
in use:
netstat -ln
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp0
