How To Install fgo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fgo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is fgo
fgo is:
FGo! allows you to launch FlightGear from a GUI (Graphical User Interface).
FGo! allows you to easily select the aircraft, airport and scenario. What really distinguishes it from other such applications is the text window allowing you to write any other, more advanced command line options that will be passed to FlightGear. This is similar to editing the .fgfsrc configuration file.
There are three methods to install fgo 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 fgo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fgo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fgo
Install fgo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fgo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fgo
Install fgo 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 fgo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fgo
How To Uninstall fgo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the fgo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fgo
Uninstall fgo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fgo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fgo
Remove fgo Configurations and Data
To remove fgo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fgo
Remove fgo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fgo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fgo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fgo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
