How To Install sauerbraten-server on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sauerbraten-server on Ubuntu 18.04. sauerbraten-server is standalone server for the Sauerbraten game

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sauerbraten-server on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sauerbraten-server

sauerbraten-server is:

Sauerbraten is a networked 3D first-person shooter game. It supports modern graphic effects and conveys a sense of fast-paced oldschool gameplay.

This is a dependency package for cube2-server which installs the standalone server for Sauerbraten.

There are three methods to install sauerbraten-server 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 sauerbraten-server Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sauerbraten-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sauerbraten-server

Install sauerbraten-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sauerbraten-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sauerbraten-server

Install sauerbraten-server 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 sauerbraten-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sauerbraten-server

How To Uninstall sauerbraten-server on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sauerbraten-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sauerbraten-server

Uninstall sauerbraten-server And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sauerbraten-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sauerbraten-server

Remove sauerbraten-server Configurations and Data

To remove sauerbraten-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sauerbraten-server

Remove sauerbraten-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sauerbraten-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sauerbraten-server

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sauerbraten-server package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.