How To Install openmw on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmw on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is openmw
openmw is:
OpenMW is a open-source openw-world RPG game engine that started off as an reimplementation of the Bethesda Game Studios game engine used by The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. The project scope has grown to wanting to support more games and allows, with the help of the editor, for developers and content creators to make their own games.
To play Morrowind, the “Data Files” are required from the original game.
There are three methods to install openmw 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 openmw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openmw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openmw
Install openmw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openmw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openmw
Install openmw 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 openmw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openmw
How To Uninstall openmw on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the openmw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openmw
Uninstall openmw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openmw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmw
Remove openmw Configurations and Data
To remove openmw configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openmw
Remove openmw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openmw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openmw package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
