How to Install and Uninstall minetest Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "minetest" package

This tutorial shows how to install minetest on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                minetest
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "minetest" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall minetest on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                minetest
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the minetest package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: minetest
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5.3.0+repack-2.1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/games
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Games Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 7310
Depends: minetest-data (= 5.3.0+repack-2.1), libc6 (>= 2.33), libcurl3-gnutls (>= 7.16.2), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libgmp10, libirrlicht1.8, libjsoncpp24 (>= 1.9.4), libleveldb1d, libluajit-5.1-2 (>= 2.0.4+dfsg), libncursesw6 (>= 6), libopenal1 (>= 1.14), libpq5 (>= 9.1~), libspatialindex6 (>= 1.8.5), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.5.9), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libtinfo6 (>= 6), libvorbisfile3 (>= 1.2.0), libx11-6, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: minetest-mod-moreblocks, minetest-mod-moreores, minetest-mod-pipeworks, minetest-server, minetestmapper
Conflicts: minetestc55
Filename: pool/universe/m/minetest/minetest_5.3.0+repack-2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 2871290
MD5sum: 687d10e92b7f0d261b67b233c0bb04bf
SHA1: 3170b1bfcdc8b7e7740e63779ba983778c0a5344
SHA256: c755e13a8fa4496e251813a488918c49e3c34ccb6e6c57f51597624bf90e8507
SHA512: c2b619e76b03b2180a47ce200a004550fa96f4633e4bc010cc6638c77ac6a76ca0c122f68884c07377e9ac17862bd2901ce04cb66230c6ae348c5adb0f925096
Homepage: https://www.minetest.net/
Description-en: Multiplayer infinite-world block sandbox
Minetest is a minecraft-inspired game written from scratch and licensed
under the LGPL (version 2.1 or later). It supports both survival and creative
modes along with multiplayer support, dynamic lighting, and an "infinite" map
generator.
Description-md5: ac90cc10401495e1dd0afd0f8a2cff72