How To Install gnome-breakout 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 gnome-breakout on Ubuntu.

What is `gnome-breakout`

gnome-breakout is:

A clone of the classic game “Breakout”. Control a paddle at the bottom of the playfield and bounce a ball against bricks at the top to destroy them.

There are three methods to install gnome-breakout 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 gnome-breakout Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-breakout

Install gnome-breakout Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-breakout

Install gnome-breakout 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 gnome-breakout using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-breakout

How To Uninstall gnome-breakout on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the gnome-breakout package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-breakout

Uninstall gnome-breakout And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-breakout

Remove gnome-breakout Configurations and Data

To remove gnome-breakout configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-breakout

Remove gnome-breakout configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-breakout

Dependencies

gnome-breakout have the following dependencies:

References

gnome-breakout website

Summary

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