How To Install blockout2 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install blockout2 on Debian 11. blockout2 is Tetris like game (3D-tetris)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install blockout2 on Debian 11.

What is blockout2

blockout2 is:

BlockOut II is a free adaptation of the original BlockOut DOS game edited by California Dreams in 1989. BlockOut II has the same features than the original game with few graphic improvements. The score calculation is also nearly similar to the original game. BlockOut II has been designed by an addicted player for addicted players. BlockOut II is an open source project available for both Windows and Linux.

There are three methods to install blockout2 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 blockout2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install blockout2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install blockout2

Install blockout2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install blockout2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install blockout2

Install blockout2 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 blockout2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install blockout2

How To Uninstall blockout2 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the blockout2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove blockout2

Uninstall blockout2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall blockout2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove blockout2

Remove blockout2 Configurations and Data

To remove blockout2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge blockout2

Remove blockout2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove blockout2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge blockout2

Dependencies

blockout2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install blockout2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.