How To Install amoeba-data on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install amoeba-data on Ubuntu 20.04. amoeba-data is Fast-paced, polished OpenGL demonstration by Excess (data)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install amoeba-data on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is amoeba-data

amoeba-data is:

Amoeba is a fast-paced, cross-platform OpenGL demonstration by Excess, showing effects using your 3D card in perfect sync with Ogg Vorbis music. It features a full XML-scripted GPLed demo engine, several object manipulations, lots of graphics and a pumping soundtrack.

Amoeba won first price in the demo competition at Underscore 02, a sceneparty held in Joenkoeping, Sweden (http://www.underscore.sh/)

This package contains the data required for the demo – to watch the demo, you will also need the package amoeba, which contains the demo engine.

There are three methods to install amoeba-data 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 amoeba-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 amoeba-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install amoeba-data

Install amoeba-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install amoeba-data

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

sudo aptitude -y install amoeba-data

How To Uninstall amoeba-data on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove amoeba-data

Uninstall amoeba-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove amoeba-data

Remove amoeba-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge amoeba-data

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

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

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

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Summary

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