How To Install nsnake on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nsnake on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is nsnake
nsnake is:
nsnake is a clone of the snake game found on old cellphones. It is played on the command-line with textual interface, thanks to ncurses.
Features high-scores, several game modes, a GUI-like interface and custom levels.
There are three methods to install nsnake 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 nsnake Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nsnake using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nsnake
Install nsnake Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nsnake using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nsnake
Install nsnake 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 nsnake using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nsnake
How To Uninstall nsnake on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the nsnake package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nsnake
Uninstall nsnake And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nsnake and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nsnake
Remove nsnake Configurations and Data
To remove nsnake configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nsnake
Remove nsnake configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nsnake configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nsnake
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nsnake package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
