How To Install 2048 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2048 on Ubuntu 22.04. 2048 is Slide and add puzzle game for text mode

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2048 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is 2048

2048 is:

The 2048 game is a mathematics based puzzle game where you have to slide tiles in a 4x4 board in any of the four possible directions. Touching tiles with the same value are then merged into tiles with the added value of the merged ones. You start with a couple of 2-valued tiles and new tiles appear randomly after sliding. The target of the game is to reach a tile with a value of 2048 before the board is full.

There are three methods to install 2048 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install 2048 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install 2048 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install 2048

Install 2048 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install 2048 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install 2048

Install 2048 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 2048 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install 2048

How To Uninstall 2048 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the 2048 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove 2048

Uninstall 2048 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall 2048 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove 2048

Remove 2048 Configurations and Data

To remove 2048 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge 2048

Remove 2048 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove 2048 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge 2048

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install 2048 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.