How To Install pyracerz on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyracerz on Ubuntu 22.04. pyracerz is multiplayer top view 2D racing game

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyracerz on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is pyracerz

pyracerz is:

It features multiplayer (on the same computer), tournaments, high scores, replays, 6 tracks (really 12, because each track can be used Normal or Reverse), 9 cars, a basic robot player, 3 different levels of difficulty, and a music player (it can play the .ogg files locating in the musics directory).

There are three methods to install pyracerz 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 pyracerz Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pyracerz using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pyracerz

Install pyracerz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pyracerz using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyracerz

Install pyracerz 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 pyracerz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyracerz

How To Uninstall pyracerz on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the pyracerz package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyracerz

Uninstall pyracerz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pyracerz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyracerz

Remove pyracerz Configurations and Data

To remove pyracerz configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyracerz

Remove pyracerz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pyracerz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyracerz

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyracerz package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.