How To Install 2048-qt on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2048-qt on Ubuntu 18.04. 2048-qt is mathematics based puzzle game

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2048-qt on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is 2048-qt

2048-qt is:

2048 puzzle is mathematics based puzzle game where you have to slide tiles on a grid to combine them and create a tile with the number 2048. You have to merge the similar number tiles (2n) by moving the arrow keys in four different directions. When two tiles with the same number touch, they will merge into one.

There are three methods to install 2048-qt 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 2048-qt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install 2048-qt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install 2048-qt

Install 2048-qt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install 2048-qt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install 2048-qt

Install 2048-qt 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 2048-qt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install 2048-qt

How To Uninstall 2048-qt on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the 2048-qt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove 2048-qt

Uninstall 2048-qt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall 2048-qt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove 2048-qt

Remove 2048-qt Configurations and Data

To remove 2048-qt configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge 2048-qt

Remove 2048-qt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove 2048-qt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 2048-qt

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2048-qt package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.