How To Install xsok on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xsok on Debian 9. xsok is generic Sokoban game for X11

Introduction

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

What is xsok

xsok is:

xsok is a single player strategic game, a superset of the well-known Sokoban game.

The target of Sokoban is to push all the objects into the score area of each level using the mouse or the arrow keys. For the other level subsets, there are different kinds of objects, and special effect squares.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xsok

Install xsok Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xsok

Install xsok 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 xsok using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xsok

How To Uninstall xsok on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove xsok

Uninstall xsok And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xsok

Remove xsok Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xsok

Remove xsok configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xsok

Dependencies

xsok have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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