How To Install gtans on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtans on Ubuntu 22.04. gtans is Tangram (puzzle) game using GTK+

Introduction

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

What is gtans

gtans is:

The Tangram is a Chinese puzzle where the player has to arrange a set of pieces to match a given shape. All the pieces must be used and should not be laid on top of one another. The pieces are five triangles, a square and a parallelogram. gtans contains more than 380 figures to play with. It uses the mouse to control pieces. gtans is highly customizable using the interface.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gtans

Install gtans Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gtans

Install gtans 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 gtans using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtans

How To Uninstall gtans on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gtans

Uninstall gtans And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtans

Remove gtans Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gtans

Remove gtans configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtans

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Summary

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