How To Install vdr-plugin-sudoku on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-sudoku on Debian 9. vdr-plugin-sudoku is VDR-Plugin to generate and solve Sudokus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdr-plugin-sudoku on Debian 9.

What is vdr-plugin-sudoku

vdr-plugin-sudoku is:

This plugin generates Number Place puzzles, so called Sudokus, and let you solve it.

A Sudoku puzzle consists of 9 x 9 cells subdivided into 9 regions with 3 x 3 cells. The rules are simple. There have to be the numbers from 1 to 9 in every row, column and region. In the beginning some numbers are given. These cells are painted with cyan background color. The aim of the puzzle is to find the missing numbers. There is only one solution of a Sudoku puzzle.

There are three methods to install vdr-plugin-sudoku 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 vdr-plugin-sudoku Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-sudoku using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install vdr-plugin-sudoku

Install vdr-plugin-sudoku Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install vdr-plugin-sudoku using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install vdr-plugin-sudoku

Install vdr-plugin-sudoku 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 vdr-plugin-sudoku using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vdr-plugin-sudoku

How To Uninstall vdr-plugin-sudoku on Debian 9

To uninstall only the vdr-plugin-sudoku package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove vdr-plugin-sudoku

Uninstall vdr-plugin-sudoku And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vdr-plugin-sudoku and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vdr-plugin-sudoku

Remove vdr-plugin-sudoku Configurations and Data

To remove vdr-plugin-sudoku configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vdr-plugin-sudoku

Remove vdr-plugin-sudoku configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove vdr-plugin-sudoku configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vdr-plugin-sudoku

Dependencies

vdr-plugin-sudoku have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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