Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeciv
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is freeciv
freeciv is:
Freeciv is a free clone of the turn based strategy game Civilization.
In this game, each player becomes leader of a civilisation, fighting to
obtain the ultimate goal: the extinction of all other civilisations.
This metapackage will install the recommended client to play Freeciv.
There are three methods to install freeciv
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freeciv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freeciv
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freeciv
Install freeciv Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freeciv
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freeciv
Install freeciv 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 freeciv
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freeciv
How To Uninstall freeciv on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the freeciv
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freeciv
Uninstall freeciv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freeciv
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freeciv
Remove freeciv Configurations and Data
To remove freeciv
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freeciv
Remove freeciv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freeciv
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freeciv
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freeciv
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.