How To Install gravit-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gravit-data on Ubuntu 18.04. gravit-data is data files for Gravit

Introduction

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

What is gravit-data

gravit-data is:

Gravit is a free, visually stunning gravity simulator, where you can spend endless time experimenting with various configurations of simulated universes.

This package contains data files required by Gravit.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gravit-data

Install gravit-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gravit-data

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

sudo aptitude -y install gravit-data

How To Uninstall gravit-data on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gravit-data

Uninstall gravit-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gravit-data

Remove gravit-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gravit-data

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

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

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

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Summary

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