How To Install playonlinux on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install playonlinux
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is playonlinux
playonlinux is:
PlayOnLinux is a front-end for wine. It permits you to easily install Windows Games and software on Linux. It is advised to have a functional internet connection.
There are three methods to install playonlinux
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 playonlinux Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install playonlinux
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install playonlinux
Install playonlinux Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install playonlinux
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install playonlinux
Install playonlinux 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 playonlinux
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install playonlinux
How To Uninstall playonlinux on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the playonlinux
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove playonlinux
Uninstall playonlinux And Its Dependencies
To uninstall playonlinux
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove playonlinux
Remove playonlinux Configurations and Data
To remove playonlinux
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge playonlinux
Remove playonlinux configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove playonlinux
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge playonlinux
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install playonlinux
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.