How To Install pyscrabble on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyscrabble on Debian 9.
What is pyscrabble
pyscrabble is:
PyScrabble is an online, multiplayer implementation of the popular word game written in Python and featuring:
- chat and private messaging (online as well as offline)
- player rankings and server statistics
- use of ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark LExicon) for English word lookup
- timed games
The following languages are supported:
- English
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Serbian
This package contains the client program.
Notice: Scrabble is a registered trademark belonging to Hasbro Inc in the US, and to J.W. Spear & Sons Ltd., a subsidiary of Mattel Inc., throughout the rest of the world. Neither the author, Debian, nor this game are affiliated with the Scrabble Crossword Game, Hasbro, Spear & Sons or Mattel in any fashion.
There are three methods to install pyscrabble 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 pyscrabble Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pyscrabble using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pyscrabble
Install pyscrabble Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pyscrabble using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pyscrabble
Install pyscrabble 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 pyscrabble using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pyscrabble
How To Uninstall pyscrabble on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pyscrabble package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pyscrabble
Uninstall pyscrabble And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pyscrabble and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyscrabble
Remove pyscrabble Configurations and Data
To remove pyscrabble configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pyscrabble
Remove pyscrabble configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pyscrabble configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyscrabble
Dependencies
pyscrabble have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyscrabble package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
