How To Install wesnoth-1.12-low on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wesnoth-1.12-low on Ubuntu 18.04. wesnoth-1.12-low is Legend of Wesmere official campaign for Wesnoth (branch 1.12)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wesnoth-1.12-low on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is wesnoth-1.12-low

wesnoth-1.12-low is:

This package contains the “Legend of Wesmere” campaign for Wesnoth: “The tale of Kalenz, the High Lord who rallied his people after the second orcish invasion of the Great Continent and became the most renowned hero in the recorded history of the Elves.” (Intermediate level, 18 scenarios.)

Battle for control of villages, using variety of units which have advantages and disadvantages in different types of terrains and against different types of attacks. Units gain experience and advance levels, and are carried over from one scenario to the next in a campaign.

There are three methods to install wesnoth-1.12-low 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 wesnoth-1.12-low Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install wesnoth-1.12-low using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install wesnoth-1.12-low

Install wesnoth-1.12-low Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wesnoth-1.12-low using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wesnoth-1.12-low

Install wesnoth-1.12-low 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 wesnoth-1.12-low using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wesnoth-1.12-low

How To Uninstall wesnoth-1.12-low on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the wesnoth-1.12-low package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wesnoth-1.12-low

Uninstall wesnoth-1.12-low And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wesnoth-1.12-low and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wesnoth-1.12-low

Remove wesnoth-1.12-low Configurations and Data

To remove wesnoth-1.12-low configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wesnoth-1.12-low

Remove wesnoth-1.12-low configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove wesnoth-1.12-low configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wesnoth-1.12-low

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wesnoth-1.12-low package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.