How To Install vdr-plugin-games on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-games on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vdr-plugin-games
vdr-plugin-games is:
This plugin for VDR allows one to play Tetris, TicTacToe, Tron and Snake via VDR’s OSD (On Screen Display).
There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-games 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 vdr-plugin-games Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-games using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-games
Install vdr-plugin-games Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-games using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-games
Install vdr-plugin-games 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 vdr-plugin-games using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-games
How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-games on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-games package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-games
Uninstall vdr-plugin-games And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vdr-plugin-games and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-games
Remove vdr-plugin-games Configurations and Data
To remove vdr-plugin-games configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-games
Remove vdr-plugin-games configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-games configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-games
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-games package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.