How To Install python-fife on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fife on Debian 9.
What is python-fife
python-fife is:
FIFE stands for Flexible Isometric Free Engine and is a cross platform game creation framework written in C++. It provides you with the ability to create a game using Python interfaces. FIFE also comes as a DLL or static library so you can use C++ as well.
There are three methods to install python-fife 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 python-fife Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fife using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-fife
Install python-fife Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-fife using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-fife
Install python-fife 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 python-fife using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-fife
How To Uninstall python-fife on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-fife package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-fife
Uninstall python-fife And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-fife and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-fife
Remove python-fife Configurations and Data
To remove python-fife configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-fife
Remove python-fife configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-fife configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-fife
Dependencies
python-fife have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-fife package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
