How To Install freedroid on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install freedroid on Ubuntu 22.04. freedroid is Clone of Paradroid - a strategic shoot-em up

Introduction

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

What is freedroid

freedroid is:

You must clear a spaceship from all droids. To achieve this your device will need to take control of more powerful droids, more able to confront the most powerful ones. But you’ll also need to manage your energy, as you won’t be able to control any droid for an indefinite time, and even your own device has a limited lifetime.

Note that this package is different from the freedroidrpg game, developed by the same team, and also available in Debian.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install freedroid

Install freedroid Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install freedroid

Install freedroid 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 freedroid using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install freedroid

How To Uninstall freedroid on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove freedroid

Uninstall freedroid And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove freedroid

Remove freedroid Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge freedroid

Remove freedroid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freedroid

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Summary

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