How To Install xmpuzzles on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmpuzzles on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xmpuzzles
xmpuzzles is:
The following puzzles are included:
- Rotational 3D Puzzles: xmrubik, xmpyraminx, xmoct, xmskewb, xmdino, xmmball
- Sliding Block Puzzles: xmcubes, xmtriangles, xmhexagons, xmpanex
- Combination: xmbarrel, xmmlink
This is the Motif version which shows additional functionality. Motif is a GUI widget library for the X Window system.
There are three methods to install xmpuzzles 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 xmpuzzles Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xmpuzzles using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xmpuzzles
Install xmpuzzles Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xmpuzzles using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xmpuzzles
Install xmpuzzles 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 xmpuzzles using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xmpuzzles
How To Uninstall xmpuzzles on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xmpuzzles package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xmpuzzles
Uninstall xmpuzzles And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xmpuzzles and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xmpuzzles
Remove xmpuzzles Configurations and Data
To remove xmpuzzles configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xmpuzzles
Remove xmpuzzles configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xmpuzzles configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xmpuzzles
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xmpuzzles package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
