How To Install freedink-dfarc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install freedink-dfarc on Ubuntu 18.04. freedink-dfarc is frontend and .dmod installer for GNU FreeDink

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freedink-dfarc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is freedink-dfarc

freedink-dfarc is:

Dink Smallwood is an adventure/role-playing game, similar to Zelda, made by RTsoft. Besides twisted humor, it includes the actual game editor, allowing players to create hundreds of new adventures called Dink Modules or D-Mods for short.

DFArc2 makes it easy to play and manage the Dink Smallwood game and its numerous D-Mods.

There are three methods to install freedink-dfarc 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 freedink-dfarc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install freedink-dfarc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install freedink-dfarc

Install freedink-dfarc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install freedink-dfarc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install freedink-dfarc

Install freedink-dfarc 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 freedink-dfarc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freedink-dfarc

How To Uninstall freedink-dfarc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the freedink-dfarc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove freedink-dfarc

Uninstall freedink-dfarc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall freedink-dfarc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freedink-dfarc

Remove freedink-dfarc Configurations and Data

To remove freedink-dfarc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge freedink-dfarc

Remove freedink-dfarc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove freedink-dfarc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freedink-dfarc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freedink-dfarc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.