How To Install extremetuxracer on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install extremetuxracer on Debian 10.
What is extremetuxracer
extremetuxracer is:
Extreme Tux Racer, or etracer as it is called for short, is a simple OpenGL racing game featuring Tux, the Linux mascot. The goal of the game is to slide down a snow- and ice-covered mountain as quickly as possible, avoiding the trees and rocks that will slow you down.
Collect herrings and other goodies while sliding down the hill, but avoid fish bones.
This game is based on the GPL version of the famous game TuxRacer.
You must have working 3D acceleration or this game will run quite slowly.
There are three methods to install extremetuxracer on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install extremetuxracer Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install extremetuxracer using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install extremetuxracer
Install extremetuxracer Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install extremetuxracer using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install extremetuxracer
Install extremetuxracer 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 extremetuxracer using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install extremetuxracer
How To Uninstall extremetuxracer on Debian 10
To uninstall only the extremetuxracer package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove extremetuxracer
Uninstall extremetuxracer And Its Dependencies
To uninstall extremetuxracer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove extremetuxracer
Remove extremetuxracer Configurations and Data
To remove extremetuxracer configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge extremetuxracer
Remove extremetuxracer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove extremetuxracer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge extremetuxracer
Dependencies
extremetuxracer have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install extremetuxracer package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
