How To Install el-ixir on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install el-ixir on Ubuntu 18.04. el-ixir is two-player board game with randomness

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install el-ixir on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is el-ixir

el-ixir is:

El-Ixir is a board game that has apparently been invented by Isoft in 1981, released as a booter floppy. This is a quite faithful remake, like the original using text-mode graphics.

Every turn, players are presented with four random squares they can place a block on. The object of the game is to connect as many blocks to the board’s corners as you can, possibly “embracing” areas while doing so.

There are three methods to install el-ixir 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 el-ixir Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install el-ixir using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install el-ixir

Install el-ixir Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install el-ixir using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install el-ixir

Install el-ixir 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 el-ixir using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install el-ixir

How To Uninstall el-ixir on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the el-ixir package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove el-ixir

Uninstall el-ixir And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove el-ixir

Remove el-ixir Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge el-ixir

Remove el-ixir configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge el-ixir

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Summary

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