How To Install xpilot-ng-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install xpilot-ng-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. xpilot-ng-utils is Utilities for XPilot NG

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xpilot-ng-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is xpilot-ng-utils

xpilot-ng-utils is:

XPilot is a multi-player tactical manoeuvring game for X. Each player controls their own fighter equipped with a variety of weapons and power-ups. Players compete as teams or as individuals; the object of the game is to score points by blasting the opposition, stealing their treasure or by racing round a circuit. WARNING: This game is very addictive.

This package contains utilities for making XPilot maps and playing back recordings of XPilot games.

There are three methods to install xpilot-ng-utils 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 xpilot-ng-utils Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xpilot-ng-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xpilot-ng-utils

Install xpilot-ng-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xpilot-ng-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xpilot-ng-utils

Install xpilot-ng-utils 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 xpilot-ng-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xpilot-ng-utils

How To Uninstall xpilot-ng-utils on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the xpilot-ng-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xpilot-ng-utils

Uninstall xpilot-ng-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xpilot-ng-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xpilot-ng-utils

Remove xpilot-ng-utils Configurations and Data

To remove xpilot-ng-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xpilot-ng-utils

Remove xpilot-ng-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xpilot-ng-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xpilot-ng-utils

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Summary

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