Install Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04

Tiled is a free, easy-to-use, flexible open-source. Users can create the content for their game using the 2D-level editor. It is used to place, resize, rotate tiles, and edit tiles on several layers, avoiding repetition with object templates. Tiled has a powerful workflow. It is extended using JavaScript, and compatible with many different game development frameworks. It also supports orthogonal, isometric, and hexagonal maps

In the following post, we will demonstrate the installation method of Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04:

• using Terminal
• using GUI

Let’s get started!

Method 1: Install Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04 using Terminal

To install Tiled on Ubuntu 22.04 using terminal, follow the below-given steps carefully.

Step 1: Pre-required changes

For the efficient working of Tiled on Ubuntu 22.04, you need to make some changes in the Custom configuration file. To do so, open the “custom.conf” file in nano editor:

$ sudo nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf

Uncomment the “WaylandEnable=false” line by removing the “#” sign. Press “CTRL+O” to save your changes, and “CTRL+X” to close the nano editor.

Then open the “.bashrc” file in the nano editor:

$ sudo nano .bashrc

Add the “unset SESSION_MANAGER” line at the end of the file and use “CTRL+O” to save the settings. Then exit the nano editor using the “CTRL+X” key and reboot the system:

Step 2: Install Snap on Ubuntu

In the next step, install snap on Ubuntu 22.04:

$ sudo apt install snapd

Step 3: Tiled installation

Finally install Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04 using snap:

$ sudo snap install tiled

Now, check out the GUI method of Tile Map Editor installation.

Method 2: Install Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04 using GUI

To install Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04 using GUI, follow up the below-given procedure.

Step 1: Open Ubuntu Software store

In the first step, Search “Ubuntu Software” in the “Activities” menu and open it:

Step 2: Search for Tiled

Enter “tiled” into the search bar, then select it from the list of results:

Step 3: Install Tiled

Now click in “Install” button to start Tiled installation:

As you can see, we have successfully installed “Tiled” on Ubuntu 22.04:

How to launch Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04?

To launch Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04, execute the “tiled” command in terminal:

$ tiled

As you can see Tiled is effectively launched on Ubuntu 22.04 and ready to use:

Let’s take a look at the Uninstallation method of Tiled Map Editor.

How to uninstall Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04?

On Ubuntu 22.04 to uninstall Tiled, execute the command given below in the terminal:

$ sudo snap remove tiled --purge

We have compiled the method to install, launch, and uninstall Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04.

Conclusion

In order to install Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04, first, install snap on your system. Then install Tiled Map Editor by executing the “$ sudo snap install tiled” command on the Ubuntu terminal. Using Ubuntu 22.04 GUI, you can also install Tiled Map Editor from the Ubuntu Software Center. In this post, we have elaborated on the possible ways to install and launch, and uninstall Tiled Map Editor on Ubuntu 22.04.