How To Install gnome-sudoku on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-sudoku on Ubuntu 18.04. gnome-sudoku is Sudoku puzzle game for GNOME

Introduction

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

What is gnome-sudoku

gnome-sudoku is:

This is an application for playing the popular sudoku logic puzzle game, in which one must fill a 9 by 9 square with the correct digits.

It features automatic puzzle generation, saving and restoring games, annotations, trackers, and much more.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-sudoku

Install gnome-sudoku Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-sudoku

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

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-sudoku

How To Uninstall gnome-sudoku on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gnome-sudoku

Uninstall gnome-sudoku And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-sudoku

Remove gnome-sudoku Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-sudoku

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

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

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

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Summary

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