How To Install wordplay on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordplay on Debian 9. wordplay is anagram generator

Introduction

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

What is wordplay

wordplay is:

Wordplay generates anagrams of words or phrases. For example, “Debian GNU/Linux” = “laud benign unix”, “nubian lug index”, “dang nubile unix”, or “I debug in lax nun”.

There are three methods to install wordplay 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 wordplay Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wordplay

Install wordplay Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wordplay using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wordplay

Install wordplay 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 wordplay using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wordplay

How To Uninstall wordplay on Debian 9

To uninstall only the wordplay package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wordplay

Uninstall wordplay And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wordplay

Remove wordplay Configurations and Data

To remove wordplay configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wordplay

Remove wordplay configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wordplay

Dependencies

wordplay have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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