Installing etqw on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS

Example of installing etqw on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS using the command sudo apt-get install etqw.


 

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Quick installation of etqw:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: etqw

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

	sudo apt-get install etqw

Package Details

Package:etqw
Version:48
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:https://wiki.debian.org/Games/GameDataPackager
Description:science-fiction-themed multiplayer first person shooter Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is a multiplayer first-person shooter game by Splash Damage and id Software, released in 2007. This package contains a launcher script and menu entry to play ETQW using the proprietary x86 binaries provided by id Software. . Please note that the ETQW engine is not Free Software, and Debian cannot fix any bugs or security flaws in the engine or game code. . To make this package useful, you will need to create and install some non-distributable packages by using the game-data-packager package: etqw-bin, and etqw-data. Creating those packages requires data files from an "Enemy Territory: Quake Wars" installation or DVD.
Distro:Ubuntu 17.04
Release:
Repo/Section:multiverse/games

How to install etqw on Ubuntu 17.04?

Installing etqw on Ubuntu 17.04 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 17.04 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 etqw is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L etqw' will give followin error.

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

After system update use the following command to install etqw:

sudo apt-get install etqw

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 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 etqw from Ubuntu 17.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the etqw from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the etqw following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  etqw

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

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove etqw

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

Completely removing etqw with all configuration files:

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

sudo apt-get purge etqw

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove etqw

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