How To Install minetest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install minetest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is minetest
minetest is:
Minetest is a minecraft-inspired game written from scratch and licensed under the LGPL (version 2.1 or later). It supports both survival and creative modes along with multiplayer support, dynamic lighting, and an “infinite” map generator.
There are three methods to install minetest 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install minetest
Install minetest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install minetest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install minetest
Install minetest 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install minetest
How To Uninstall minetest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the minetest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove minetest
Uninstall minetest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall minetest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove minetest
Remove minetest Configurations and Data
To remove minetest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge minetest
Remove minetest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove minetest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge minetest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install minetest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.