How To Install fretsonfire on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fretsonfire on Ubuntu 18.04. fretsonfire is game of musical skill and fast fingers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fretsonfire on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fretsonfire

fretsonfire is:

A game of musical skill and fast fingers. The aim of the game is to play guitar with the keyboard as accurately as possible.

Players must press buttons to keep in time with the rhythm of the music, shown by markers on screen. An official online high score list allows players to show off their skills to competitors around the globe.

The game comes with an easy to understand tutorial to get players started, and a song editor lets players edit and compose songs for use in the game.

There are three methods to install fretsonfire 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 fretsonfire Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install fretsonfire

Install fretsonfire Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fretsonfire using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fretsonfire

Install fretsonfire 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 fretsonfire using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fretsonfire

How To Uninstall fretsonfire on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fretsonfire package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fretsonfire

Uninstall fretsonfire And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fretsonfire

Remove fretsonfire Configurations and Data

To remove fretsonfire configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fretsonfire

Remove fretsonfire configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fretsonfire

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Summary

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