How To Install dds on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dds
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dds
dds is:
dds is a double dummy solver. This package contains the driver frontend (originally named ddd).
A double dummy solver computes the optimal line of play for a bridge deal, with all hands open (both sides dummy).
There are three methods to install dds
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dds Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dds
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dds
Install dds Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dds
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dds
Install dds 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 dds
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dds
How To Uninstall dds on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dds
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dds
Uninstall dds And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dds
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dds
Remove dds Configurations and Data
To remove dds
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dds
Remove dds configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dds
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dds
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dds
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.