Update: As of this writing in November of 2021, Linux Air Combat ("LAC") development has stabilized to "Production" quality. It's easy to compile from source code, it's already available in several official and semi-official repositories, and an "AppImage" version is available for those that don't want to compile it.
LAC's new AppImage is a precompiled, executable binary program that launches Linux Air Combat Version 8.51 from a self-contained, self-extracting, multi-file archive containing all prerequisites. It is configured according to the well-known "AppImage" conventions for (almost) universal compatibility among many popular LINUX distros using industry-standard "x86" architecture. Accordingly, if you just want to run LAC without compiling it, this is probably your best, simplest option. Just download it, mark it as "executable" according to well-known LINUX norms, and then execute it. If your hardware is based on x86 architecture and if your LINUX distro is "mainstream" and has been updated since about December of 2020, it will start right up!
It's available here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/lin...rce%20code%29/
Primary web site:
http://askmisterwizard.com/2019/Linu...OnlineDocs.htm