How To Install rolldice on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rolldice on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rolldice
rolldice is:
rolldice is a virtual dice roller that takes a string on the command line in the format of some fantasy role playing games like Advanced Dungeons & Dragons [1] and returns the result of the dice rolls.
[1] Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a registered trademark of TSR, Inc.
There are three methods to install rolldice 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 rolldice Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rolldice using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rolldice
Install rolldice Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rolldice using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rolldice
Install rolldice 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 rolldice using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rolldice
How To Uninstall rolldice on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rolldice package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rolldice
Uninstall rolldice And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rolldice and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rolldice
Remove rolldice Configurations and Data
To remove rolldice configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rolldice
Remove rolldice configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rolldice configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rolldice
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rolldice package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
