How To Install gltron 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 gltron on Ubuntu.
What is gltron
gltron is:
glTron is a tron-like lightcycle game with a nice 3D perspective. 3D acceleration is recommended.
There are three methods to install gltron 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 gltron Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gltron using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gltron
Install gltron Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gltron using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gltron
Install gltron 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 gltron using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gltron
How To Uninstall gltron on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gltron package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gltron
Uninstall gltron And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gltron and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gltron
Remove gltron Configurations and Data
To remove gltron configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gltron
Remove gltron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gltron configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gltron
Dependencies
gltron have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gltron package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.