How To Install openmw-launcher 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 openmw-launcher on Ubuntu.

What is `openmw-launcher`

openmw-launcher is:

A launcher for OpenMW for handling installation of games and their expansions, mods and configuration details.

While not necessary, it automates the first time setup and configuration of OpenMW.

There are three methods to install openmw-launcher 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 openmw-launcher Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install openmw-launcher

Install openmw-launcher Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install openmw-launcher

Install openmw-launcher 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 openmw-launcher using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install openmw-launcher

How To Uninstall openmw-launcher on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the openmw-launcher package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove openmw-launcher

Uninstall openmw-launcher And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove openmw-launcher

Remove openmw-launcher Configurations and Data

To remove openmw-launcher configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge openmw-launcher

Remove openmw-launcher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openmw-launcher

Dependencies

openmw-launcher have the following dependencies:

References

openmw-launcher website

Summary

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