How To Install doomsday-server on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install doomsday-server on Ubuntu.

What is `doomsday-server`

doomsday-server is:

The purpose of the Doomsday Engine project is to create versions of DOOM, Heretic and Hexen that feel the same as the original games but are implemented using modern techniques such as 3D graphics and client/server networking. A lot of emphasis is placed on good-looking graphics.

This package contains the dedicated server.

There are three methods to install doomsday-server on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install doomsday-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install doomsday-server

Install doomsday-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install doomsday-server

Install doomsday-server 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 doomsday-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install doomsday-server

How To Uninstall doomsday-server on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the doomsday-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove doomsday-server

Uninstall doomsday-server And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove doomsday-server

Remove doomsday-server Configurations and Data

To remove doomsday-server configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge doomsday-server

Remove doomsday-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge doomsday-server

Dependencies

doomsday-server have the following dependencies:

References

doomsday-server website

Summary

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