How To Install ballz on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ballz on Debian 11. ballz is B.A.L.L.Z. - platform/puzzle game where you control a rolling ball

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ballz on Debian 11.

What is ballz

ballz is:

The game is a platformer with some puzzle elements. You take control of a ball which is genetically modified by the British secret service. Your mission is to rescue captured British soldiers from a prison in Iran.

The game was written in 72 hours for the TINS competition, a competition similar to Speedhack. The name TINS is an recursive acronym for ‘TINS is not Speedhack’.

There are three methods to install ballz on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ballz Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ballz

Install ballz Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ballz

Install ballz 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 ballz using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ballz

How To Uninstall ballz on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove ballz

Uninstall ballz And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ballz and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ballz

Remove ballz Configurations and Data

To remove ballz configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ballz

Remove ballz configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ballz

Dependencies

ballz have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ballz package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.