How To Install minetest-mod-worldedit on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install minetest-mod-worldedit on Ubuntu 18.04. minetest-mod-worldedit is Minetest mod - ingame world editor

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install minetest-mod-worldedit on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is minetest-mod-worldedit

minetest-mod-worldedit is:

WorldEdit is the ultimate ingame world editor for Minetest. It includes functionality for building, fixing and more. It is primarily controlled through chat commands.

WorldEdit exposes all significant functionality in a simple Lua interface. The API is useful for tasks such as high-performance node manipulation, alternative interfaces, and map creation.

There are three methods to install minetest-mod-worldedit 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 minetest-mod-worldedit Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install minetest-mod-worldedit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install minetest-mod-worldedit

Install minetest-mod-worldedit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install minetest-mod-worldedit using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install minetest-mod-worldedit

Install minetest-mod-worldedit 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 minetest-mod-worldedit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install minetest-mod-worldedit

How To Uninstall minetest-mod-worldedit on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the minetest-mod-worldedit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove minetest-mod-worldedit

Uninstall minetest-mod-worldedit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove minetest-mod-worldedit

Remove minetest-mod-worldedit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge minetest-mod-worldedit

Remove minetest-mod-worldedit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge minetest-mod-worldedit

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Summary

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