How To Install quake3-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install quake3-data on Ubuntu 18.04. quake3-data is Installer for Quake III Arena data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install quake3-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is quake3-data

quake3-data is:

This package installs the Quake III Arena data files into your Debian system.

For the installation you will need your Quake III Arena CD-ROM and the computer must be connected to the internet.

The installed data will take about 500 MB of disk space.

There are three methods to install quake3-data 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 quake3-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install quake3-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install quake3-data

Install quake3-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install quake3-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install quake3-data

Install quake3-data 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 quake3-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install quake3-data

How To Uninstall quake3-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the quake3-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove quake3-data

Uninstall quake3-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall quake3-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove quake3-data

Remove quake3-data Configurations and Data

To remove quake3-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge quake3-data

Remove quake3-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove quake3-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge quake3-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install quake3-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.