How To Install tuxtype on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install tuxtype on Debian 9. tuxtype is Educational Typing Tutor Game Starring Tux

Introduction

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

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 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 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 9

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 9, 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 9 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:

References

Summary

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