How To Install rockdodger on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rockdodger on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rockdodger
rockdodger is:
Rock Dodger is a horizontal scrolling action game where you have to navigate your spaceship through a stream of rocks flying in from the right. Your only help is a laser to destroy rocks and a limited amount of shield. This game had once upon in time the 4th place in NoStarch game contest.
There are three methods to install rockdodger 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 rockdodger Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rockdodger using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rockdodger
Install rockdodger Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rockdodger using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rockdodger
Install rockdodger 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 rockdodger using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rockdodger
How To Uninstall rockdodger on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rockdodger package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rockdodger
Uninstall rockdodger And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rockdodger and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rockdodger
Remove rockdodger Configurations and Data
To remove rockdodger configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rockdodger
Remove rockdodger configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rockdodger configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rockdodger
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rockdodger package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.