How To Install oolite on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install oolite on Debian 9.
What is oolite
oolite is:
Oolite is a space sim game, inspired by Elite, powered by Objective-C and OpenGL, and designed as a small game that is easy for users to pick up, modify and expand upon. Almost every aspect of the game can be changed by using simple, free graphics packages and text-editors.
The purpose of the game is to fly from planet to planet, buying and selling goods, shooting pirates or committing acts of piracy.
There are three methods to install oolite 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 oolite Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install oolite using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install oolite
Install oolite Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install oolite using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install oolite
Install oolite 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 oolite using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install oolite
How To Uninstall oolite on Debian 9
To uninstall only the oolite package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove oolite
Uninstall oolite And Its Dependencies
To uninstall oolite and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove oolite
Remove oolite Configurations and Data
To remove oolite configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge oolite
Remove oolite configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove oolite configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge oolite
Dependencies
oolite have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install oolite package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
