How To Install warmux-servers on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install warmux-servers on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is warmux-servers
warmux-servers is:
WarMUX is a free game in the genre of “turn-based artillery games” like Scorched Earth or Worms. Several players can play together, either locally or over the network. It is also possible to compete against computer-driven teams. The teams are styled after the mascots of various free software projects.
This package contains the stand alone server and the index server for WarMUX. You will need this package if you want to host a standalone WarMUX server or a WarMUX index server which can be always available for anyone who might want to play.
Note that if you want to play a network game, this package is not absolutely necessary since any of the game players can host the game.
If you want to play the game, you need to install the warmux package.
There are three methods to install warmux-servers 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 warmux-servers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install warmux-servers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install warmux-servers
Install warmux-servers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install warmux-servers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install warmux-servers
Install warmux-servers 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 warmux-servers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install warmux-servers
How To Uninstall warmux-servers on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the warmux-servers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove warmux-servers
Uninstall warmux-servers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall warmux-servers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove warmux-servers
Remove warmux-servers Configurations and Data
To remove warmux-servers configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge warmux-servers
Remove warmux-servers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove warmux-servers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge warmux-servers
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install warmux-servers package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
