How To Install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data on Ubuntu 18.04. gemrb-baldurs-gate-data is GemRB data files for Baldurs Gate game

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gemrb-baldurs-gate-data

gemrb-baldurs-gate-data is:

GemRB (Game Engine Made with preRendered Background) is a new implementation of the original Infinity Engine (the one of Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, …) to Linux/Unix, MacOS X and Windows with some enhancements.

This package contains data files for Baldur’s Gate game.

There are three methods to install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data 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 gemrb-baldurs-gate-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data

Install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data

Install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data 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 gemrb-baldurs-gate-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gemrb-baldurs-gate-data

How To Uninstall gemrb-baldurs-gate-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gemrb-baldurs-gate-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gemrb-baldurs-gate-data

Uninstall gemrb-baldurs-gate-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gemrb-baldurs-gate-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gemrb-baldurs-gate-data

Remove gemrb-baldurs-gate-data Configurations and Data

To remove gemrb-baldurs-gate-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gemrb-baldurs-gate-data

Remove gemrb-baldurs-gate-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gemrb-baldurs-gate-data

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Summary

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