How To Install fs-uae-netplay-server on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install fs-uae-netplay-server on Ubuntu 18.04. fs-uae-netplay-server is Netplay server for FS-UAE online play

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fs-uae-netplay-server on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is fs-uae-netplay-server

fs-uae-netplay-server is:

FS-UAE is a cross-platform Amiga emulator based on updated emulation code from WinUAE. FS-UAE uses SDL for input, OpenAL for audio and OpenGL for graphics.

This package contains the FS-UAE netplay game server, and a service to start game servers on demand.

There are three methods to install fs-uae-netplay-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 fs-uae-netplay-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 fs-uae-netplay-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fs-uae-netplay-server

Install fs-uae-netplay-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fs-uae-netplay-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fs-uae-netplay-server

Install fs-uae-netplay-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 fs-uae-netplay-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fs-uae-netplay-server

How To Uninstall fs-uae-netplay-server on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the fs-uae-netplay-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fs-uae-netplay-server

Uninstall fs-uae-netplay-server And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fs-uae-netplay-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fs-uae-netplay-server

Remove fs-uae-netplay-server Configurations and Data

To remove fs-uae-netplay-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fs-uae-netplay-server

Remove fs-uae-netplay-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fs-uae-netplay-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fs-uae-netplay-server

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Summary

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