How To Install torcs-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install torcs-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is torcs-data
torcs-data is:
TORCS, The Open Racing Car Simulator, is a car racing simulation game which allows you to drive in races against opponents simulated by the computer.
This package includes all data files for the game including cars and tracks.
There are three methods to install torcs-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 torcs-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 torcs-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install torcs-data
Install torcs-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install torcs-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install torcs-data
Install torcs-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 torcs-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install torcs-data
How To Uninstall torcs-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the torcs-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove torcs-data
Uninstall torcs-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall torcs-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove torcs-data
Remove torcs-data Configurations and Data
To remove torcs-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge torcs-data
Remove torcs-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove torcs-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge torcs-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install torcs-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
