How To Install games-all on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install games-all on Ubuntu 18.04. games-all is Default selection of tasks for Debian Games

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install games-all on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is games-all

games-all is:

This package is part of the Debian Games Pure Blend and installs all tasks for a default installation of this blend.

There are three methods to install games-all 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 games-all Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install games-all

Install games-all Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install games-all

Install games-all 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 games-all using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install games-all

How To Uninstall games-all on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the games-all package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove games-all

Uninstall games-all And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove games-all

Remove games-all Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge games-all

Remove games-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge games-all

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Summary

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