How To Install monster-masher on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install monster-masher on Debian 9. monster-masher is GPLed mashem-up action game for GNOME

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install monster-masher on Debian 9.

What is monster-masher

monster-masher is:

Monster Masher is a GPL’ed mash’em-up action game for GNOME. Each level contains a number of blocks and monsters. You’re a little gnome running around. By pushing the blocks you can mash the monsters one at a time. There are various power-ups and different kinds of monsters.

There are three methods to install monster-masher 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 monster-masher Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install monster-masher

Install monster-masher Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install monster-masher

Install monster-masher 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 monster-masher using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install monster-masher

How To Uninstall monster-masher on Debian 9

To uninstall only the monster-masher package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove monster-masher

Uninstall monster-masher And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove monster-masher

Remove monster-masher Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge monster-masher

Remove monster-masher configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge monster-masher

Dependencies

monster-masher have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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