How To Install dwarf-fortress-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dwarf-fortress-data on Ubuntu 18.04. dwarf-fortress-data is Dwarf Fortress data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dwarf-fortress-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dwarf-fortress-data

dwarf-fortress-data is:

Dwarf Fortress is a single-player fantasy game. You can control a dwarven outpost or an adventurer in a randomly generated, persistent world.

This package contains the game data

There are three methods to install dwarf-fortress-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 dwarf-fortress-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 dwarf-fortress-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dwarf-fortress-data

Install dwarf-fortress-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dwarf-fortress-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dwarf-fortress-data

Install dwarf-fortress-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 dwarf-fortress-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dwarf-fortress-data

How To Uninstall dwarf-fortress-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the dwarf-fortress-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dwarf-fortress-data

Uninstall dwarf-fortress-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dwarf-fortress-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dwarf-fortress-data

Remove dwarf-fortress-data Configurations and Data

To remove dwarf-fortress-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dwarf-fortress-data

Remove dwarf-fortress-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dwarf-fortress-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dwarf-fortress-data

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Summary

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