How To Install openarena-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openarena-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openarena-data
openarena-data is:
OpenArena is an open-source content package for the Quake III engine, effectively creating a free stand-alone game similar to Quake III Arena.
In Debian, OpenArena game data are divided into several packages. This package contains the basic game content from OpenArena 0.8.1, and depends on the rest of the game data from OpenArena 0.8.1 and 0.8.5.
There are three methods to install openarena-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 openarena-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 openarena-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openarena-data
Install openarena-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openarena-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openarena-data
Install openarena-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 openarena-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openarena-data
How To Uninstall openarena-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openarena-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openarena-data
Uninstall openarena-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openarena-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openarena-data
Remove openarena-data Configurations and Data
To remove openarena-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openarena-data
Remove openarena-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openarena-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openarena-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openarena-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
