How To Install kanatest on Debian 10

Learn how to install kanatest on Debian 10 with this tutorial. kanatest is beginners drill game to learn Japanese kana characters

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kanatest on Debian 10.

What is kanatest

kanatest is:

Kanatest is a simple hiragana and katakana drill game. It checks your knowledge of Japanese kana characters.

There are three drill modes: hiragana mode (hiragana charset only), katakana mode (katakana charset only) and mixed mode (both charsets). The tester shows random kana characters and waits until you enter the romaji equivalent in an entry field. At the end, statistics are provided.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install kanatest

Install kanatest Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install kanatest

Install kanatest 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 kanatest using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kanatest

How To Uninstall kanatest on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove kanatest

Uninstall kanatest And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kanatest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kanatest

Remove kanatest Configurations and Data

To remove kanatest configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kanatest

Remove kanatest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kanatest

Dependencies

kanatest have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kanatest package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.