How To Install hexxagon on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexxagon on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is hexxagon
hexxagon is:
The goal of the game is to conquer as much of the board as possible. This is done by capturing the opponent’s pieces or by cloning your own. The board is a hexagon built from smaller hexagons.
Hexxagon is just like Ataxx apart from the board design; the Ataxx board is square and the Hexxagon board is hexagonal. Hexxagon also offers alternatives boards.
There are three methods to install hexxagon 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 hexxagon Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hexxagon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hexxagon
Install hexxagon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hexxagon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hexxagon
Install hexxagon 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 hexxagon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hexxagon
How To Uninstall hexxagon on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the hexxagon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hexxagon
Uninstall hexxagon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hexxagon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hexxagon
Remove hexxagon Configurations and Data
To remove hexxagon configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hexxagon
Remove hexxagon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hexxagon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hexxagon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexxagon package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
