How To Install xshisen on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xshisen on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xshisen
xshisen is:
XShisen is a puzzle game for X11. Similar to the famous “Shang-hai”, your objective is to remove all the pieces on the board.
This game allows you to use either “original” xshisen images, or - at your choice - images from kshisen.
There are three methods to install xshisen 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 xshisen Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xshisen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xshisen
Install xshisen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xshisen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xshisen
Install xshisen 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 xshisen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xshisen
How To Uninstall xshisen on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xshisen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xshisen
Uninstall xshisen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xshisen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xshisen
Remove xshisen Configurations and Data
To remove xshisen configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xshisen
Remove xshisen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xshisen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xshisen
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xshisen package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
