How To Install wesnoth-1.12 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install wesnoth-1.12 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is wesnoth-1.12
wesnoth-1.12 is:
This package depends on the complete set of packages built from the wesnoth source package but the server (which can be found in the wesnoth-1.12-server package), most helpful if you always want to have all the official campaigns installed. If you only want to play over the network with other players or want to play only a few campaigns you just need to install the wesnoth-1.12-core package and the wanted campaign packages.
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 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install wesnoth-1.12
Install wesnoth-1.12 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install wesnoth-1.12 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install wesnoth-1.12
Install wesnoth-1.12 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wesnoth-1.12
How To Uninstall wesnoth-1.12 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the wesnoth-1.12 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove wesnoth-1.12
Uninstall wesnoth-1.12 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall wesnoth-1.12 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
Remove wesnoth-1.12 Configurations and Data
To remove wesnoth-1.12 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge wesnoth-1.12
Remove wesnoth-1.12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove wesnoth-1.12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wesnoth-1.12
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wesnoth-1.12 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
