How To Install cataclysm-dda-data on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cataclysm-dda-data on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is cataclysm-dda-data
cataclysm-dda-data 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 data files required by any of the frontends.
There are three methods to install cataclysm-dda-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 cataclysm-dda-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 cataclysm-dda-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cataclysm-dda-data
Install cataclysm-dda-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cataclysm-dda-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cataclysm-dda-data
Install cataclysm-dda-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 cataclysm-dda-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cataclysm-dda-data
How To Uninstall cataclysm-dda-data on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the cataclysm-dda-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cataclysm-dda-data
Uninstall cataclysm-dda-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cataclysm-dda-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cataclysm-dda-data
Remove cataclysm-dda-data Configurations and Data
To remove cataclysm-dda-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cataclysm-dda-data
Remove cataclysm-dda-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cataclysm-dda-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cataclysm-dda-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cataclysm-dda-data package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
