How To Install robocode on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install robocode on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is robocode
robocode is:
Robocode is a Java programming game where the goal is to develop a robot battle tank to battle against other tanks. The robot battles are running in real-time and on-screen. The motto of Robocode is: Build the best, destroy the rest!
There are three methods to install robocode 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 robocode Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install robocode using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install robocode
Install robocode Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install robocode using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install robocode
Install robocode 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 robocode using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install robocode
How To Uninstall robocode on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the robocode package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove robocode
Uninstall robocode And Its Dependencies
To uninstall robocode and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove robocode
Remove robocode Configurations and Data
To remove robocode configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge robocode
Remove robocode configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove robocode configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge robocode
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install robocode package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
