How To Install tanglet-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tanglet-data on Ubuntu 18.04. tanglet-data is single player word finding game based on Boggle - data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tanglet-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tanglet-data

tanglet-data is:

The Object of the game is to list as many words as you can before the time runs out. Every time you find a new word, you are given more time. Each word must be at least three letters long.

This package provides data files required by tanglet. They include word lists and translations.

There are three methods to install tanglet-data 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 tanglet-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 tanglet-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tanglet-data

Install tanglet-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tanglet-data

Install tanglet-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 tanglet-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tanglet-data

How To Uninstall tanglet-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the tanglet-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tanglet-data

Uninstall tanglet-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tanglet-data

Remove tanglet-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge tanglet-data

Remove tanglet-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tanglet-data

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Summary

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