How To Install bsdgames on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bsdgames on Ubuntu 22.04. bsdgames is collection of classic textual unix games

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bsdgames on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is bsdgames

bsdgames is:

This is a collection of some of the text-based games and amusements that have been enjoyed for decades on unix systems.

It includes these programs: adventure, arithmetic, atc, backgammon, battlestar, bcd, boggle, caesar, canfield, countmail, cribbage, dab, go-fish, gomoku, hack, hangman, hunt, mille, monop, morse, number, pig, phantasia, pom, ppt, primes, quiz, random, rain, robots, rot13, sail, snake, tetris, trek, wargames, worm, worms, wump, wtf

There are three methods to install bsdgames on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install bsdgames Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bsdgames

Install bsdgames Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bsdgames

Install bsdgames 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 bsdgames using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bsdgames

How To Uninstall bsdgames on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove bsdgames

Uninstall bsdgames And Its Dependencies

To uninstall bsdgames and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bsdgames

Remove bsdgames Configurations and Data

To remove bsdgames configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bsdgames

Remove bsdgames configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bsdgames

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install bsdgames package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.