How To Install termtris on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install termtris on Ubuntu 20.04. termtris is Tetris game for ANSI/VT220 terminals

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install termtris on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is termtris

termtris is:

Termtris runs on UNIX systems and requires an ANSI or VT220-compatible terminal for input and output. It has been tested with xterm, rxvt, the Linux console, and kermit running on MS-DOS over a serial link, but it should work on any terminal capable of interpreting ANSI escape sequences for cursor addressing, character set selection, and color attributes.

There are three methods to install termtris on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install termtris Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install termtris

Install termtris Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install termtris

Install termtris 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 termtris using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install termtris

How To Uninstall termtris on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove termtris

Uninstall termtris And Its Dependencies

To uninstall termtris and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove termtris

Remove termtris Configurations and Data

To remove termtris configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge termtris

Remove termtris configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge termtris

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install termtris package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.