How To Install freeciv-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeciv-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is freeciv-server
freeciv-server is:
Freeciv is a free clone of the turn based strategy game Civilization. In this game, each player becomes leader of a civilisation, fighting to obtain the ultimate goal: the extinction of all other civilisations.
This is the Freeciv game server.
There are three methods to install freeciv-server 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 freeciv-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 freeciv-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freeciv-server
Install freeciv-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freeciv-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freeciv-server
Install freeciv-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 freeciv-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freeciv-server
How To Uninstall freeciv-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the freeciv-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freeciv-server
Uninstall freeciv-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freeciv-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeciv-server
Remove freeciv-server Configurations and Data
To remove freeciv-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freeciv-server
Remove freeciv-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freeciv-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeciv-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeciv-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
