How To Install scottfree on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scottfree on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scottfree
scottfree is:
ScottFree reads and executes TRS-80 format Scott Adams data files. It is possible to run other formats either by writing a loader for that format or a converter to TRS-80 format.
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There are three methods to install scottfree 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 scottfree Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scottfree using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scottfree
Install scottfree Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scottfree using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scottfree
Install scottfree 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 scottfree using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scottfree
How To Uninstall scottfree on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the scottfree package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scottfree
Uninstall scottfree And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scottfree and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scottfree
Remove scottfree Configurations and Data
To remove scottfree configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scottfree
Remove scottfree configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scottfree configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scottfree
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scottfree package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
