How To Install doomsday-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install doomsday-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is doomsday-data
doomsday-data is:
The purpose of the Doomsday Engine project is to create versions of DOOM, Heretic and Hexen that feel the same as the original games but are implemented using modern techniques such as 3D graphics and client/server networking. A lot of emphasis is placed on good-looking graphics.
This package includes architecture-independent data files.
There are three methods to install doomsday-data 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 doomsday-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install doomsday-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install doomsday-data
Install doomsday-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install doomsday-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install doomsday-data
Install doomsday-data 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 doomsday-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install doomsday-data
How To Uninstall doomsday-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the doomsday-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove doomsday-data
Uninstall doomsday-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall doomsday-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove doomsday-data
Remove doomsday-data Configurations and Data
To remove doomsday-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge doomsday-data
Remove doomsday-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove doomsday-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge doomsday-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install doomsday-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
