How To Install gnome-mastermind on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-mastermind on Ubuntu 18.04. gnome-mastermind is Mastermind (TM) clone for GNOME Desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-mastermind on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gnome-mastermind

gnome-mastermind is:

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There are three methods to install gnome-mastermind 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 gnome-mastermind Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-mastermind

Install gnome-mastermind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-mastermind

Install gnome-mastermind 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 gnome-mastermind using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-mastermind

How To Uninstall gnome-mastermind on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gnome-mastermind package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-mastermind

Uninstall gnome-mastermind And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-mastermind

Remove gnome-mastermind Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-mastermind

Remove gnome-mastermind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-mastermind

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Summary

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