How To Install toppler on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install toppler on Ubuntu 18.04. toppler is clone of the Nebulus game on old 8 and 16 bit machines

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install toppler on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is toppler

toppler is:

Toppler is an almost complete reimplementation of the old game known as Tower Toppler or Nebulus.

The target of the game is to reach the target door of each of the 8 towers in currently 2 missions with this little green animal. This door is usually at the very top of the tower.

But finding the way by using elevators and walking through a maze of doors and platforms is not the only problem you have to solve. There are a bunch of other creatures living on the tower that will hinder you to reach your target by pushing you over the edge of the platforms.

There are three methods to install toppler 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 toppler Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install toppler

Install toppler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install toppler using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install toppler

Install toppler 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 toppler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install toppler

How To Uninstall toppler on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the toppler package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove toppler

Uninstall toppler And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove toppler

Remove toppler Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge toppler

Remove toppler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge toppler

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Summary

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