How To Install gltron on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gltron on Debian 9. gltron is 3D lightcycle game

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gltron on Debian 9.

What is gltron

gltron is:

glTron is a tron-like lightcycle game with a nice 3D perspective. 3D acceleration is recommended.

There are three methods to install gltron 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 gltron Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gltron

Install gltron Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gltron using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gltron

Install gltron 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 gltron using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gltron

How To Uninstall gltron on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gltron package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gltron

Uninstall gltron And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gltron

Remove gltron Configurations and Data

To remove gltron configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gltron

Remove gltron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gltron

Dependencies

gltron have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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