How To Install play.it on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install play.it on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is play.it
play.it is:
The ./play.it tool builds native packages from installers for Windows or Linux, mainly those sold by stores focusing on DRM-free games distribution. The goal is that a game installed via ./play.it is indistinguishable from a game installed via the official repositories of your favourite distribution.
The games are installed globally on multi-user systems, avoiding unnecessary duplication. The locations of save games, settings, mods, temporary files and backups are standardized with XDG Base Directory support.
Packaging the games simplifies future updates, uninstalls and handling of any necessary dependencies, including integrated obsolete dependencies if specific versions are needed.
There are three methods to install play.it 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 play.it Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install play.it using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install play.it
Install play.it Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install play.it using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install play.it
Install play.it 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 play.it using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install play.it
How To Uninstall play.it on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the play.it package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove play.it
Uninstall play.it And Its Dependencies
To uninstall play.it and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove play.it
Remove play.it Configurations and Data
To remove play.it configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge play.it
Remove play.it configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove play.it configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge play.it
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install play.it package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
