How To Install pachi-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pachi-data on Ubuntu 18.04. pachi-data is Platform game featuring Pachi el marciano (data files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pachi-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pachi-data

pachi-data is:

Pachi came from Mars and crashlanded in our planet because of an accident with his U.F.O.

Pachi el marciano is a cool 2D platform game inspired by games from the 80s like Manic Miner, Jet set Willy, and others.

This package contains the architecture-independent game data, sound and music files.

There are three methods to install pachi-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 pachi-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 pachi-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pachi-data

Install pachi-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pachi-data

Install pachi-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 pachi-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pachi-data

How To Uninstall pachi-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pachi-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pachi-data

Uninstall pachi-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pachi-data

Remove pachi-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pachi-data

Remove pachi-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pachi-data

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Summary

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