How To Install pyscrabble-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyscrabble-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pyscrabble-common
pyscrabble-common is:
PyScrabble is an online, multiplayer implementation of the popular word game written in Python and featuring:
- chat and private messaging (online as well as offline)
- player rankings and server statistics
- use of ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark LExicon) for English word lookup
- timed games
This package contains files common to the client and the server. You will need to install pyscrabble to play.
Notice: Scrabble is a registered trademark belonging to Hasbro Inc in the US, and to J.W. Spear & Sons Ltd., a subsidiary of Mattel Inc., throughout the rest of the world. Neither the author, Debian, nor this game are affiliated with the Scrabble Crossword Game, Hasbro, Spear & Sons or Mattel in any fashion.
There are three methods to install pyscrabble-common 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 pyscrabble-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pyscrabble-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pyscrabble-common
Install pyscrabble-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pyscrabble-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pyscrabble-common
Install pyscrabble-common 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 pyscrabble-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pyscrabble-common
How To Uninstall pyscrabble-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pyscrabble-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pyscrabble-common
Uninstall pyscrabble-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pyscrabble-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyscrabble-common
Remove pyscrabble-common Configurations and Data
To remove pyscrabble-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pyscrabble-common
Remove pyscrabble-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pyscrabble-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyscrabble-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyscrabble-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
