How To Install bzflag-client on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzflag-client on Ubuntu 20.04. bzflag-client is 3D first person tank battle game – client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bzflag-client on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bzflag-client

bzflag-client is:

BZFlag is a 3D multi-player multiplatform tank battle game that allows users to play against each other in a network environment. There are five teams: red, green, blue, purple and rogue (rogue tanks are black). Destroying a player on another team scores a win, while being destroyed or destroying a teammate scores a loss. Rogues have no teammates (not even other rogues), so they cannot shoot teammates and they do not have a team score.

There are two main styles of play: capture-the-flag and free-for-all. In capture-the-flag, each team (except rogues) has a team base and each team with at least one player has a team flag. The object is to capture an enemy team’s flag by bringing it to your team’s base. This destroys every player on the captured team, subtracts one from that team’s score, and adds one to your team’s score. In free-for-all, there are no team flags or team bases. The object is simply to get as high a score as possible.

This package installs the BZFlag client compatible with 2.4.x BZFlag servers.

There are three methods to install bzflag-client 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 bzflag-client Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install bzflag-client

Install bzflag-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install bzflag-client

Install bzflag-client 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 bzflag-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bzflag-client

How To Uninstall bzflag-client on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the bzflag-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bzflag-client

Uninstall bzflag-client And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bzflag-client

Remove bzflag-client Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge bzflag-client

Remove bzflag-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bzflag-client

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Summary

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