How to install xmahjongg on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install xmahjongg package on Ubuntu 16.10.


 

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Quick installation of xmahjongg:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: xmahjongg

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

	sudo apt-get install xmahjongg

Package Details

Package:xmahjongg
Version:3.7-4
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.lcdf.org/xmahjongg/
Description:tile-based solitaire game Xmahjongg is a simple implementation of the popular solitaire Mah Jongg game. The object is to remove all 144 tiles from the playing area by matching them two at a time. Xmahjongg is the classical version with little in the way of requirements and enough aesthetical and gameplay features to provide hours and hours of fun.
Distro:Ubuntu 16.10
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/games

How to install xmahjongg on Ubuntu 16.10?

How to install xmahjongg on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

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

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L xmahjongg
dpkg-query: package 'xmahjongg' 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 xmahjongg:

After system update use the following command to install xmahjongg:

sudo apt-get install xmahjongg

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 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 xmahjongg from Ubuntu 16.10?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the xmahjongg from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the xmahjongg following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  xmahjongg

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

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove xmahjongg

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

Completely removing xmahjongg with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge xmahjongg

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove xmahjongg

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