How To Install pong2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pong2 on Debian 9. pong2 is Remake of old arcade classic in OpenGL

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pong2 on Debian 9.

What is pong2

pong2 is:

Pong2 is an up till now two player (networked) game inspired by the classical “Pong” from Amiga, which adds another dimension to the playing field. It makes use of features found on modern 3d graphics cards, so decent hardware is a requirement.

It also has multiplayer support! 2 players can play against each other via network.

There are three methods to install pong2 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 pong2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pong2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pong2

Install pong2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pong2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pong2

Install pong2 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 pong2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pong2

How To Uninstall pong2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pong2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pong2

Uninstall pong2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pong2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pong2

Remove pong2 Configurations and Data

To remove pong2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pong2

Remove pong2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pong2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pong2

Dependencies

pong2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pong2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.