How To Install sludge-engine on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sludge-engine on Ubuntu 18.04. sludge-engine is Runtime engine for playing SLUDGE adventure games

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sludge-engine on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sludge-engine

sludge-engine is:

SLUDGE is an open source adventure game engine. It combines a scripting language with IDE tools.

This package contains the runtime engine needed to run the games. Freeware SLUDGE games include “Out Of Order”, “Cubert Badbone, P.I.” and “The Game That Takes Place on a Cruise Ship”.

There are three methods to install sludge-engine 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 sludge-engine Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sludge-engine

Install sludge-engine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sludge-engine

Install sludge-engine 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 sludge-engine using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sludge-engine

How To Uninstall sludge-engine on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sludge-engine package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sludge-engine

Uninstall sludge-engine And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sludge-engine

Remove sludge-engine Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sludge-engine

Remove sludge-engine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sludge-engine

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Summary

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