How To Install pioneers-metaserver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pioneers-metaserver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pioneers-metaserver
pioneers-metaserver is:
Pioneers is a computer implementation of the Settlers of Catan board game. It can be played over the internet.
This package contains a metaserver, which can be used to locate running servers. Most people will use a central metaserver, and do not need this package.
There are three methods to install pioneers-metaserver 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 pioneers-metaserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pioneers-metaserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pioneers-metaserver
Install pioneers-metaserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pioneers-metaserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pioneers-metaserver
Install pioneers-metaserver 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 pioneers-metaserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pioneers-metaserver
How To Uninstall pioneers-metaserver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pioneers-metaserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pioneers-metaserver
Uninstall pioneers-metaserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pioneers-metaserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pioneers-metaserver
Remove pioneers-metaserver Configurations and Data
To remove pioneers-metaserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pioneers-metaserver
Remove pioneers-metaserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pioneers-metaserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pioneers-metaserver
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pioneers-metaserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
