How To Install pybridge-server on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pybridge-server on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pybridge-server
pybridge-server is:
PyBridge lets you play the card game of contract bridge, with human players, over the Internet or a local network. The PyBridge project aims to provide a featureful cross-platform alternative to existing online bridge services.
This package provides a console server to which PyBridge users can connect.
There are three methods to install pybridge-server 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 pybridge-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pybridge-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pybridge-server
Install pybridge-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pybridge-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pybridge-server
Install pybridge-server 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 pybridge-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pybridge-server
How To Uninstall pybridge-server on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pybridge-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pybridge-server
Uninstall pybridge-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pybridge-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pybridge-server
Remove pybridge-server Configurations and Data
To remove pybridge-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pybridge-server
Remove pybridge-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pybridge-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pybridge-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pybridge-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.