How To Install qstat on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install qstat on Ubuntu 22.04. qstat is Command-line tool for querying quake (and other) servers

Introduction

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

What is qstat

qstat is:

Qstat provides a simple interface for querying servers for a number of games, including but not limited to quake, quakeworld, quake2, quake3arena, unreal tournament or half-life.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qstat

Install qstat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qstat

Install qstat 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 qstat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qstat

How To Uninstall qstat on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove qstat

Uninstall qstat And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qstat

Remove qstat Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qstat

Remove qstat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qstat

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Summary

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