Install quakespasm on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install quakespasm

Learn how to install quakespasm with the command sudo apt-get install quakespasm on Ubuntus.


 

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Quick installation of quakespasm:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: quakespasm

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install quakespasm

Package Details

Package:quakespasm
Version:0.85.4-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://quakespasm.sourceforge.net/
Description:engine for iD software's Quake QuakeSpasm is a Unix-friendly Quake engine based on the SDL port of the popular FitzQuake. It includes some new features, important fixes, and aims for portability and correctness. . This package contains no data files. To use it, you will need to either install the commercial Quake data, or alternative free data files such as OpenQuartz. . This engine is typically used via a script that launches it with a particular data set, such as the one found in the "quake" package. Homepage: http://quakespasm.sourceforge.net/
Distro:Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/games

How to install quakespasm on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Install quakespasm on Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install quakespasm

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 quakespasm is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L quakespasm' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L quakespasm
Package `quakespasm' 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 quakespasm:

After system update use the following command to install quakespasm:

sudo apt-get install quakespasm

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 quakespasm from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the quakespasm 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 quakespasm following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  quakespasm

Following command is used to remove the quakespasm package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove quakespasm

This will remove quakespasm and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing quakespasm with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge quakespasm

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove quakespasm

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with quakespasm package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.