How To Install crossfire-server on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install crossfire-server on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is crossfire-server
crossfire-server is:
This is the server program for the crossfire client.
Crossfire is a free, open-source, cooperative multi-player RPG and adventure game. Since its initial release, Crossfire has grown to encompass over 150 monsters, 3000 areas to explore, an elaborate magic system, 13 races, 15 character classes, and many powerful artifacts scattered far and wide. Set in a fantastical medieval world, it blends the style of Gauntlet, NetHack, Moria, and Angband.
There are three methods to install crossfire-server 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 crossfire-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install crossfire-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install crossfire-server
Install crossfire-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install crossfire-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install crossfire-server
Install crossfire-server 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 crossfire-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install crossfire-server
How To Uninstall crossfire-server on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the crossfire-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove crossfire-server
Uninstall crossfire-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall crossfire-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove crossfire-server
Remove crossfire-server Configurations and Data
To remove crossfire-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge crossfire-server
Remove crossfire-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove crossfire-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge crossfire-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install crossfire-server package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
