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Quick installation of gnome-games:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: gnome-games
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install gnome-games
Package Details | |
| Package: | gnome-games |
| Version: | 1:3.4.1-0ubuntu2.2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Desktop Team |
| Home page: | http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGames |
| Description: | games for the GNOME desktop These are the games from the official GNOME release. They have the look and feel of the GNOME desktop, but can be used without it. . Games are now split in separate packages; this metapackage brings all of them but they can be installed separately. Homepage: http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGames |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | universe/gnome |
How to install gnome-games on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If gnome-games is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L gnome-games' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L gnome-games Package `gnome-games' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing gnome-games:
After system update use the following command to install gnome-games:
sudo apt-get install gnome-games
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove gnome-games from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the gnome-games from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the gnome-games following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-games
Following command is used to remove the gnome-games package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove gnome-games
This will remove gnome-games and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing gnome-games with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge gnome-games
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove gnome-games
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with gnome-games package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
