How To Install exult on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install exult on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is exult
exult is:
Exult is an open source engine for playing Ultima VII on a variety of modern operating systems and environments. The Black Gate (including Forge of Virtue) and Serpent Isle (plus Silver Seed) are both playable to the end. Some differences to the original games exist; see sections 5.3/5.4 of the FAQ.
While it is possible to use the engine for other games, no such game has been written yet. Therefore, Exult is useless unless you own a copy of one of the Ultima VIIs.
There are three methods to install exult 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 exult Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install exult using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install exult
Install exult Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install exult using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install exult
Install exult 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 exult using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install exult
How To Uninstall exult on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the exult package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove exult
Uninstall exult And Its Dependencies
To uninstall exult and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove exult
Remove exult Configurations and Data
To remove exult configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge exult
Remove exult configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove exult configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge exult
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install exult package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
