How To Install junior-games-arcade on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install junior-games-arcade on Ubuntu 18.04. junior-games-arcade is Debian Jr. arcade games

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install junior-games-arcade on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is junior-games-arcade

junior-games-arcade is:

This metapackage will install arcade games suitable, in the opinion of the contributors to the Debian Jr. project, for children of all ages. Mastering most of these games requires dexterity and cognitive skills usually developed only in the older children (around ages 5 to 8). But the youngest children may enjoy watching older players, or just poking randomly at the controls, depending on the game.

There are three methods to install junior-games-arcade 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 junior-games-arcade Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install junior-games-arcade using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install junior-games-arcade

Install junior-games-arcade Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install junior-games-arcade using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install junior-games-arcade

Install junior-games-arcade 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 junior-games-arcade using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install junior-games-arcade

How To Uninstall junior-games-arcade on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the junior-games-arcade package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove junior-games-arcade

Uninstall junior-games-arcade And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove junior-games-arcade

Remove junior-games-arcade Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge junior-games-arcade

Remove junior-games-arcade configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge junior-games-arcade

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Summary

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