How To Install xpat2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpat2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xpat2
xpat2 is:
xpat2 is a generic patience game which can be used with different rule sets. It does understand the rules of the well-known Spider game, as well as Klondike and others.
This program may have difficulties to start if you have an 8-bit or monochrome display.
There are three methods to install xpat2 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 xpat2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xpat2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xpat2
Install xpat2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xpat2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xpat2
Install xpat2 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 xpat2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xpat2
How To Uninstall xpat2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xpat2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xpat2
Uninstall xpat2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xpat2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xpat2
Remove xpat2 Configurations and Data
To remove xpat2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xpat2
Remove xpat2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xpat2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xpat2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xpat2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
