How To Install slashem on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install slashem on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is slashem
slashem is:
Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic (SLASH’EM) is a role-playing game where you control a single character. The interface and gameplay are similar in style to Rogue, ADOM, Angband and, of course, Nethack. You control the actions through the keyboard and view the world from an overhead perspective.
The problem: The Amulet of Yendor has been stolen. Not only that but it appears that the Wizard of Yendor (not a nice person), who took the amulet, is hiding in the Dungeons of Doom (not a friendly place).
This package contains the basic ASCII interface. For more fancy graphical interfaces see slashem-x11 - Simple graphic interface using Xaw slashem-sdl - Graphical interface usnig SDL slashem-gtk - Graphical interface usnig Gtk
There are three methods to install slashem 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 slashem Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install slashem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install slashem
Install slashem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install slashem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install slashem
Install slashem 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 slashem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install slashem
How To Uninstall slashem on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the slashem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove slashem
Uninstall slashem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall slashem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove slashem
Remove slashem Configurations and Data
To remove slashem configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge slashem
Remove slashem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove slashem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge slashem
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install slashem package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
