How To Install eureka on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install eureka on Ubuntu 20.04. eureka is map editor for the classic DOOM games

Introduction

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

What is eureka

eureka is:

Eureka is a cross-platform map editor for the classic DOOM games. It started as a fork of the Yadex editor attempting to make it use the FLTK GUI toolkit and implement multiple Undo / Redo.

Supported games include DOOM, DOOM 2, Final Doom, FreeDoom, HacX and Heretic. Supported source ports are Boom, EDGE, Doom Legacy and Odamex.

There are three methods to install eureka 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 eureka Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install eureka

Install eureka Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install eureka

Install eureka 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 eureka using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install eureka

How To Uninstall eureka on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove eureka

Uninstall eureka And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove eureka

Remove eureka Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge eureka

Remove eureka configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge eureka

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Summary

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