How To Install chroma on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install chroma on Ubuntu 22.04. chroma is Abstract puzzle game - graphical version

Introduction

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

What is chroma

chroma is:

Chroma is an abstract puzzle game. A variety of colourful shapes are arranged in a series of increasingly complex patterns, forming fiendish traps that must be disarmed and mysterious puzzles that must be manipulated in order to give up their subtle secrets. Initially so straightforward that anyone can pick it up and begin to play, yet gradually becoming difficult enough to tax even the brightest of minds. Have you got what it takes to solve Chroma?

A terminal-based version of this game is available in the ‘chroma-curses’ package.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install chroma

Install chroma Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install chroma

Install chroma 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 chroma using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chroma

How To Uninstall chroma on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove chroma

Uninstall chroma And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chroma

Remove chroma Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge chroma

Remove chroma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chroma

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Summary

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