How To Install gearhead2-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gearhead2-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gearhead2-sdl
gearhead2-sdl is:
Set a century and a half after nuclear war, you can explore a world where various factions compete to determine the future of the human race. Major features include random plot generation, a detailed character system, and over two hundred customizable mecha designs.
GearHead 2 is set five years after the events of GearHead 1. It is currently under development and is initially set in the L5 Orbital Pattern.
This is the SDL version. For the console version, use gearhead instead.
There are three methods to install gearhead2-sdl 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 gearhead2-sdl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gearhead2-sdl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gearhead2-sdl
Install gearhead2-sdl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gearhead2-sdl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gearhead2-sdl
Install gearhead2-sdl 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 gearhead2-sdl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gearhead2-sdl
How To Uninstall gearhead2-sdl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gearhead2-sdl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gearhead2-sdl
Uninstall gearhead2-sdl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gearhead2-sdl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gearhead2-sdl
Remove gearhead2-sdl Configurations and Data
To remove gearhead2-sdl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gearhead2-sdl
Remove gearhead2-sdl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gearhead2-sdl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gearhead2-sdl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gearhead2-sdl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
