How To Install tuxtype on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tuxtype on Debian 12.
What is tuxtype
tuxtype is:
TuxTyping is an educational typing tutorial game starring Tux, the Linux Penguin. The player guides Tux to eat fish which are falling from the top of the screen. Each fish has a letter written on it. When the player presses the corresponding key, Tux will position himself to eat the fish. The game is intended for children learning to type, though it does have higher difficulty levels which even experienced typists may find challenging.
There are three methods to install tuxtype on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tuxtype Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tuxtype using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tuxtype
Install tuxtype Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tuxtype using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tuxtype
Install tuxtype 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 tuxtype using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tuxtype
How To Uninstall tuxtype on Debian 12
To uninstall only the tuxtype package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tuxtype
Uninstall tuxtype And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tuxtype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tuxtype
Remove tuxtype Configurations and Data
To remove tuxtype configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tuxtype
Remove tuxtype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tuxtype configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tuxtype
Dependencies
tuxtype have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libglib2.0-0
- librsvg2-2
- libsdl-image1.2
- libsdl-mixer1.2
- libsdl-pango1
- libsdl1.2debian
- fonts-sil-andika
- tuxtype-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tuxtype package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
