How To Install cataclysm-dda-curses on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install cataclysm-dda-curses on Ubuntu 22.04. cataclysm-dda-curses is post-apocalyptic roguelike game - curses interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cataclysm-dda-curses on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is cataclysm-dda-curses

cataclysm-dda-curses is:

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead is a roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic world.

While some have described it as a “zombie game”, there’s far more to Cataclysm than that. Struggle to survive in a harsh, persistent, procedurally generated world. Scavenge the remnants of a dead civilization for food, equipment, or, if you’re lucky, a vehicle with a full tank of gas to get you the hell out of Dodge. Fight to defeat or escape from a wide variety of powerful monstrosities, from zombies to giant insects to killer robots and things far stranger and deadlier, and against the others like yourself, that want what you have…

This package contains the text-only ncurses-based interface.

There are three methods to install cataclysm-dda-curses 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 cataclysm-dda-curses Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install cataclysm-dda-curses

Install cataclysm-dda-curses Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install cataclysm-dda-curses using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install cataclysm-dda-curses

Install cataclysm-dda-curses 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 cataclysm-dda-curses using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install cataclysm-dda-curses

How To Uninstall cataclysm-dda-curses on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the cataclysm-dda-curses package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove cataclysm-dda-curses

Uninstall cataclysm-dda-curses And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove cataclysm-dda-curses

Remove cataclysm-dda-curses Configurations and Data

To remove cataclysm-dda-curses configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge cataclysm-dda-curses

Remove cataclysm-dda-curses configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cataclysm-dda-curses

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Summary

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