How To Install torcs-data-tracks on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install torcs-data-tracks on Debian 9. torcs-data-tracks is data files for TORCS game - Tracks set

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install torcs-data-tracks on Debian 9.

What is torcs-data-tracks

torcs-data-tracks is:

TORCS, The Open Racing Car Simulator is a car racing simulation game which allows you to drive in races against opponents simulated by the computer.

This package includes the following tracks for the game.

  • 13 road tracks
  • 9 oval tracks
  • 8 dirt tracks

There are three methods to install torcs-data-tracks 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 torcs-data-tracks Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install torcs-data-tracks

Install torcs-data-tracks Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install torcs-data-tracks using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install torcs-data-tracks

Install torcs-data-tracks 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 torcs-data-tracks using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install torcs-data-tracks

How To Uninstall torcs-data-tracks on Debian 9

To uninstall only the torcs-data-tracks package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove torcs-data-tracks

Uninstall torcs-data-tracks And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove torcs-data-tracks

Remove torcs-data-tracks Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge torcs-data-tracks

Remove torcs-data-tracks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge torcs-data-tracks

Dependencies

torcs-data-tracks have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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