How To Install game-data-packager-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install game-data-packager-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is game-data-packager-runtime
game-data-packager-runtime is:
Various games are divided into two logical parts: engine and data. Often the engine and data are licensed in different ways, such that the engine can be distributed in Debian but the data cannot.
Some of the games supported by game-data-packager need to be started by a special launcher script that will create symbolic links or do other setup. This package contains those launcher scripts.
The following games currently require this package:
- Doom 2: The Master Levels
- Quake series
- Unreal
- Unreal Gold
There are three methods to install game-data-packager-runtime 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 game-data-packager-runtime Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install game-data-packager-runtime using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install game-data-packager-runtime
Install game-data-packager-runtime Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install game-data-packager-runtime using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install game-data-packager-runtime
Install game-data-packager-runtime 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 game-data-packager-runtime using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install game-data-packager-runtime
How To Uninstall game-data-packager-runtime on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the game-data-packager-runtime package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove game-data-packager-runtime
Uninstall game-data-packager-runtime And Its Dependencies
To uninstall game-data-packager-runtime and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove game-data-packager-runtime
Remove game-data-packager-runtime Configurations and Data
To remove game-data-packager-runtime configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge game-data-packager-runtime
Remove game-data-packager-runtime configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove game-data-packager-runtime configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge game-data-packager-runtime
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install game-data-packager-runtime package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
