How To Install games-shootemup on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install games-shootemup on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is games-shootemup
games-shootemup is:
This metapackage will install mainly shoot ’em up games also known as shmup or STG and some closely related shooter games. Shmups are a subgenre of the shooter genre of video games. They often involve a spacecraft or aircraft shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks.
There are three methods to install games-shootemup on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-shootemup 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-shootemup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install games-shootemup
Install games-shootemup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install games-shootemup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install games-shootemup
Install games-shootemup 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-shootemup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install games-shootemup
How To Uninstall games-shootemup on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the games-shootemup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove games-shootemup
Uninstall games-shootemup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall games-shootemup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove games-shootemup
Remove games-shootemup Configurations and Data
To remove games-shootemup configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge games-shootemup
Remove games-shootemup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove games-shootemup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge games-shootemup
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install games-shootemup package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.