How To Install glob2-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install glob2-data on Ubuntu 18.04. glob2-data is innovative Real Time Strategy game - data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glob2-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is glob2-data

glob2-data is:

Globulation 2 is an ongoing, multi-platform project to create innovative high-quality RTS gameplay, minimizing micro-management and assigning tasks to the units automatically. You just have to order the number of units you want for a selected task and the units will do their best to satisfy your requirements.

This package provides the images, maps, and other architecture-independent data files for Globulation 2.

There are three methods to install glob2-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 glob2-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 glob2-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install glob2-data

Install glob2-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install glob2-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install glob2-data

Install glob2-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 glob2-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install glob2-data

How To Uninstall glob2-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the glob2-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove glob2-data

Uninstall glob2-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall glob2-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove glob2-data

Remove glob2-data Configurations and Data

To remove glob2-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge glob2-data

Remove glob2-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove glob2-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glob2-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install glob2-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.