Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ironseed on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is ironseed
ironseed is:
It was originally both developed and published by Channel 7 for DOS in 1994.
Gameplay is real-time, featuring trading, diplomacy, and strategy, and
somewhat resembles Star Control 2 / Ur-Quan masters.
Storyline: Escaping the iron fist of a fanatic theocracy, the members of
the Ironseed Movement launch into space and are set adrift after suffering
a computer malfunction. As captain, you awaken along with the crew some
thousand years later and are confronted by an alien horde…
There are three methods to install ironseed 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 ironseed Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ironseed using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ironseed
Install ironseed Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ironseed using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ironseed
Install ironseed 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 ironseed using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ironseed
How To Uninstall ironseed on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the ironseed package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ironseed
Uninstall ironseed And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ironseed and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ironseed
Remove ironseed Configurations and Data
To remove ironseed configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ironseed
Remove ironseed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ironseed configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ironseed
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ironseed package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
