How To Install openmw-launcher on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmw-launcher on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openmw-launcher
openmw-launcher is:
Additional launcher for handling installation of Morrowind and its expansions, mods and configuration details of OpenMW.
While not necessary, it automates the setup of OpenMW to play Morrowind.
There are three methods to install openmw-launcher 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 openmw-launcher Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openmw-launcher using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openmw-launcher
Install openmw-launcher Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openmw-launcher using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openmw-launcher
Install openmw-launcher 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 openmw-launcher using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openmw-launcher
How To Uninstall openmw-launcher on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openmw-launcher package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openmw-launcher
Uninstall openmw-launcher And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openmw-launcher and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmw-launcher
Remove openmw-launcher Configurations and Data
To remove openmw-launcher configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openmw-launcher
Remove openmw-launcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openmw-launcher configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmw-launcher
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmw-launcher package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
