How To Install dizzy on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dizzy on Ubuntu 20.04. dizzy is Graphics demo that makes you dizzy using rotating textures

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dizzy on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is dizzy

dizzy is:

dizzy is a graphics demo that rotates planes of patterns on a colored background to make you dizzy. Textures can be cross-faded and there is a mode that automatically changes textures, allowing dizzy to be run as a screensaver.

There are three methods to install dizzy on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dizzy Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dizzy

Install dizzy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dizzy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dizzy

Install dizzy 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 dizzy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dizzy

How To Uninstall dizzy on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the dizzy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dizzy

Uninstall dizzy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dizzy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dizzy

Remove dizzy Configurations and Data

To remove dizzy configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dizzy

Remove dizzy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dizzy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dizzy package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.