How To Install residualvm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install residualvm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is residualvm
residualvm is:
ResidualVM is a cross-platform 3D game interpreter which allows you to play LucasArts’ Lua-based 3D adventures (provided you already have their data files):
- Grim Fandango
- Myst III
- Escape from Monkey Island (not working yet)
ResidualVM utilizes OpenGL for 3D graphics hardware acceleration. A software renderer is also included for machines without hardware OpenGL.
There are three methods to install residualvm 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 residualvm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install residualvm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install residualvm
Install residualvm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install residualvm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install residualvm
Install residualvm 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 residualvm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install residualvm
How To Uninstall residualvm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the residualvm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove residualvm
Uninstall residualvm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall residualvm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove residualvm
Remove residualvm Configurations and Data
To remove residualvm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge residualvm
Remove residualvm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove residualvm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge residualvm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install residualvm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
