How To Install sdlfrotz 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 sdlfrotz on Ubuntu.
What is sdlfrotz
sdlfrotz is:
Frotz interprets Z-code story-files, which are usually text adventure games (although a few arcade-style Z-code games have been written). Examples of such story files include the adventure games published by Infocom, as well as any games produced by compilers to this format, such as Inform. You can find a number of Inform-compiled games up for anonymous FTP at ftp://ftp.ifarchive.org/ or HTTP at http://www.ifarchive.org/
Frotz complies with the Z Machine specification version 1.0.
This package contains the SDL version of Frotz, which adds support for graphical Z6 games.
There are three methods to install sdlfrotz 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 sdlfrotz Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sdlfrotz using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sdlfrotz
Install sdlfrotz Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sdlfrotz using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sdlfrotz
Install sdlfrotz 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 sdlfrotz using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sdlfrotz
How To Uninstall sdlfrotz on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the sdlfrotz package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sdlfrotz
Uninstall sdlfrotz And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sdlfrotz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdlfrotz
Remove sdlfrotz Configurations and Data
To remove sdlfrotz configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sdlfrotz
Remove sdlfrotz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sdlfrotz configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdlfrotz
Dependencies
sdlfrotz have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdlfrotz package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.