How To Install freesweep on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freesweep on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is freesweep
freesweep is:
Freesweep is an implementation of the popular minesweeper game, where one tries to find all the mines without igniting any, based on hints given by the computer. Unlike most implementations of this game, Freesweep works in any visual text display - in Linux console, in an xterm, and in most text-based terminals currently in use.
There are three methods to install freesweep 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 freesweep Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freesweep using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freesweep
Install freesweep Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freesweep using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freesweep
Install freesweep 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 freesweep using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freesweep
How To Uninstall freesweep on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the freesweep package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freesweep
Uninstall freesweep And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freesweep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freesweep
Remove freesweep Configurations and Data
To remove freesweep configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freesweep
Remove freesweep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freesweep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freesweep
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freesweep package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
