How To Install mttroff on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mttroff on Ubuntu 18.04. mttroff is TROff - A libavg based multitouch TRON clone

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mttroff on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mttroff

mttroff is:

Another old arcade classic. This is a multitouch version of TRON for up to four players. Each player commands a line of light. It’s speed is fixed, but turns left and right are possible by pressing one of two buttons. If you run into another line, you lose.

There are three methods to install mttroff 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 mttroff Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mttroff

Install mttroff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mttroff using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mttroff

Install mttroff 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 mttroff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mttroff

How To Uninstall mttroff on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mttroff package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mttroff

Uninstall mttroff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mttroff

Remove mttroff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge mttroff

Remove mttroff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mttroff

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Summary

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