How To Install simutrans-data on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install simutrans-data on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is simutrans-data
simutrans-data is:
Simutrans is a free transportation simulator: The player operates a transportation company and has to transport goods and passengers between factories and different cities.
This package contains the base data.
There are three methods to install simutrans-data on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install simutrans-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install simutrans-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install simutrans-data
Install simutrans-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install simutrans-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install simutrans-data
Install simutrans-data 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 simutrans-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install simutrans-data
How To Uninstall simutrans-data on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the simutrans-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove simutrans-data
Uninstall simutrans-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall simutrans-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove simutrans-data
Remove simutrans-data Configurations and Data
To remove simutrans-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge simutrans-data
Remove simutrans-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove simutrans-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simutrans-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install simutrans-data package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.