How To Install flare-engine on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install flare-engine on Debian 9. flare-engine is game engine for single-player 2D action role-playing games

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install flare-engine on Debian 9.

What is flare-engine

flare-engine is:

Flare (Free Libre Action Roleplaying Engine) is a simple game engine built to handle a very specific kind of game: single-player 2D action RPGs. Flare is not a reimplementation of an existing game or engine. It is a tribute to and exploration of the action RPG genre.

Flare uses simple file formats (INI style config files) for most of the game data, allowing anyone to easily modify game contents. Open formats are preferred (png, ogg). The game code is C++.

This package contains the game engine and you will need a game package (such as flare or polymorph) to play.

There are three methods to install flare-engine on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install flare-engine Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install flare-engine using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install flare-engine

Install flare-engine Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install flare-engine using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install flare-engine

Install flare-engine Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install flare-engine using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install flare-engine

How To Uninstall flare-engine on Debian 9

To uninstall only the flare-engine package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove flare-engine

Uninstall flare-engine And Its Dependencies

To uninstall flare-engine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flare-engine

Remove flare-engine Configurations and Data

To remove flare-engine configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge flare-engine

Remove flare-engine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove flare-engine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flare-engine

Dependencies

flare-engine have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install flare-engine package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.