How To Install minetest-mod-torches on Debian 10

Learn how to install minetest-mod-torches on Debian 10 with this tutorial. minetest-mod-torches is Minetest mod - A mesh-based torch replacing in-world torches

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install minetest-mod-torches on Debian 10.

What is minetest-mod-torches

minetest-mod-torches is:

This minetest extension changes the default torch to give it a three dimensional appearance.

It also allows getting light from a wielded torch.

There are three methods to install minetest-mod-torches on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install minetest-mod-torches Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install minetest-mod-torches

Install minetest-mod-torches Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install minetest-mod-torches using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install minetest-mod-torches

Install minetest-mod-torches 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 minetest-mod-torches using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install minetest-mod-torches

How To Uninstall minetest-mod-torches on Debian 10

To uninstall only the minetest-mod-torches package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove minetest-mod-torches

Uninstall minetest-mod-torches And Its Dependencies

To uninstall minetest-mod-torches and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove minetest-mod-torches

Remove minetest-mod-torches Configurations and Data

To remove minetest-mod-torches configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge minetest-mod-torches

Remove minetest-mod-torches configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove minetest-mod-torches configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge minetest-mod-torches

Dependencies

minetest-mod-torches have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install minetest-mod-torches package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.