How To Install xplanet-images on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xplanet-images on Debian 9.
What is xplanet-images
xplanet-images is:
Xplanet renders an image of a planet into an X window or a file.
In order to run xplanet, you’ll need at least one map file. This package includes some map files that can be used with xplanet.
There are three methods to install xplanet-images 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 xplanet-images Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xplanet-images using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xplanet-images
Install xplanet-images Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xplanet-images using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xplanet-images
Install xplanet-images 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 xplanet-images using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xplanet-images
How To Uninstall xplanet-images on Debian 9
To uninstall only the xplanet-images package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xplanet-images
Uninstall xplanet-images And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xplanet-images and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xplanet-images
Remove xplanet-images Configurations and Data
To remove xplanet-images configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xplanet-images
Remove xplanet-images configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xplanet-images configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xplanet-images
Dependencies
xplanet-images have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xplanet-images package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
