How To Install xzip 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 xzip on Ubuntu.
What is xzip
xzip is:
Xzip interprets story-files (which are usually text adventure games) in the format used by Infocom. This includes the games published by Infocom, as well as any games produced by compilers to this format, such as Inform.
This is an interpreter for X. For text mode, try frotz or jzip.
There are three methods to install xzip 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 xzip Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xzip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xzip
Install xzip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xzip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xzip
Install xzip 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 xzip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xzip
How To Uninstall xzip on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xzip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xzip
Uninstall xzip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xzip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xzip
Remove xzip Configurations and Data
To remove xzip configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xzip
Remove xzip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xzip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xzip
Dependencies
xzip have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xzip package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.