How To Install airstrike on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install airstrike on Ubuntu 20.04. airstrike is 2d dogfight game in the tradition of Biplanes and BIP

Introduction

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

What is airstrike

airstrike is:

Airstrike is a 2d dogfight game in the tradition of the Intellivision and Amiga games ‘Biplanes’ and ‘BIP’. It features a robust physics engine and several other extensions of the original games. Playable by 1 or 2 persons.

There are three methods to install airstrike 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 airstrike Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install airstrike

Install airstrike Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install airstrike

Install airstrike 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 airstrike using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install airstrike

How To Uninstall airstrike on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove airstrike

Uninstall airstrike And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove airstrike

Remove airstrike Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge airstrike

Remove airstrike configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge airstrike

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Summary

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