How To Install yamagi-quake2 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install yamagi-quake2 on Ubuntu 20.04. yamagi-quake2 is enhanced version of id Softwares Quake II - client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yamagi-quake2 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is yamagi-quake2

yamagi-quake2 is:

This is the Yamagi Quake II Client, an enhanced Version of id Software’s Quake II. The main focus is single player, the gameplay and the graphics are unchanged, but many bugs were fixed. This code is based upon Icculus Quake II, which itself is built upon id Software’s original code drop. Additional code and patches by many contributors were used.

This engine is intended to be used via the wrapper script and menu entries in the quake2 package.

There are three methods to install yamagi-quake2 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 yamagi-quake2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install yamagi-quake2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install yamagi-quake2

Install yamagi-quake2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install yamagi-quake2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install yamagi-quake2

Install yamagi-quake2 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 yamagi-quake2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yamagi-quake2

How To Uninstall yamagi-quake2 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the yamagi-quake2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yamagi-quake2

Uninstall yamagi-quake2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall yamagi-quake2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yamagi-quake2

Remove yamagi-quake2 Configurations and Data

To remove yamagi-quake2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yamagi-quake2

Remove yamagi-quake2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove yamagi-quake2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yamagi-quake2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yamagi-quake2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.