How To Install mythgame on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythgame on Ubuntu 18.04. mythgame is Emulator & PC Game frontend module for MythTV

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythgame on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mythgame

mythgame is:

MythGame can be used as a frontend to start any emulator that your host OS runs.

There are three methods to install mythgame on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mythgame Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mythgame using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mythgame

Install mythgame Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mythgame using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mythgame

Install mythgame Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mythgame using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mythgame

How To Uninstall mythgame on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mythgame package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mythgame

Uninstall mythgame And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mythgame and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mythgame

Remove mythgame Configurations and Data

To remove mythgame configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mythgame

Remove mythgame configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mythgame configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mythgame

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mythgame package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.